You’re not the only one who has tried to start the game and encountered the Minecraft can’t connect to server error. Although a connection problem like this can ruin your gaming experience, don’t worry about it. Here are 8 quick and effective solutions you can use.
Things You Should Know
- Plug your router back in after unplugging it and waiting 30 seconds. Disconnect and reconnect Wi-Fi on your device.
- Check https://downdetector.com/status/minecraft to see if servers are down everywhere.
- On your computer and router, turn off the firewall, or make sure that Minecraft is allowed access.
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Check Wi-Fi Connection
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Refresh the Server List
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Log Out and Log In
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Restart Wi-Fi Router
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Check DownDetector
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Disable Firewall on Wi-Fi
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Uninstall Mods
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Flush DNS and Renew IP (Windows)
- 1 Open the command prompt. Click the Start menu and enter cmd into the search. Right-click the Command Prompt and click Run as administrator. Make sure Minecraft is closed.
- 2 Type ipconfig /flshdns and press ↵ Enter. Do this in the command prompt window. Youll see a success prompt.
- 3 Enter ipconfig /renew and press ↵ Enter. Again, enter this in the command prompt window. Youll see a success prompt.
- 4 Launch Minecraft. Try to connect to the server again.
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- 1 Update your drivers. Your network driver might occasionally be corrupted or out-of-date. Youll need to find and install any existing updates. Go to Settings > Update in Windows. Select “Update All” from the “App Store” menu under “Updates” on a Mac.
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Close Background Applications
- 1 Close any background applications. Applications running in the background can use up needed bandwidth. Web browsers like Google Chrome may use a lot of CPU power. Close any unnecessary applications, then open Minecraft.
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Community Q&ASearch
- Community Response You need to find out who owns it and get in touch with them via email or any social media they may have. Question How do I contact the server owners?
- Community response To log out of Minecraft, open the launcher and select the “Log out” button. After that, you ought to log back in and try connecting to the server.
- What does “Failed to login: invalid session (Try restarting your game)” mean on the server I open, and how do I fix it? Community Response Close the game; if it reopens the launcher, close that as well. Start a new instance of Minecraft.
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1. Check your internet connection status. 2. Refresh the server list. 3. Close Minecraft and reopen it. 4. Restart your modem or router. 5. Check the status of your game consoles online service. 6. Check your firewall settings. 7. Wait a while and try to connect again. 8. Contact your network administrator. 9. Contact the server owner.
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