my client only connects to servers at certain times of the day

[thepresto]

i have a server with my friends which has a few mods, and one of my friends lives close to me. we have the exact same mods with the same versions, but after around 5-6 pm HKT my game can't properly connect to servers and it keeps saying "connection reset", and every morning the game works perfectly fine. not sure why this is happening because my friend has no problems at all.

[Paint_Ninja]

Sounds like a problem with your Internet connection. Contact your ISP for help.

One thing you could try is changing your DNS to a known working one:

You can manually change your DNS to Cloudflare's, which has a good reputation for performance and reliability. To do this on Windows 11, there's two main ways:

 

2a. Windows 11 Settings app

Step 1: Open the Settings app and click the "Network & Internet" tab

Step 2: Click "Properties" at the top

Step 3: Beside "DNS server assignment", click edit and change to manual

Step 4: Switch on both IPv4 and IPv6

Step 5: Enter the following settings for IPv4:

Preferred DNS

IP: 1.1.1.2

DNS over HTTPS: On (manual template)

DNS over HTTPS template: https://security.cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query

Fall-back to plaintext: On

 

Alternative DNS

IP: 1.0.0.2

DNS over HTTPS: Off

 

Step 6: Enter the following settings for IPv6:

Preferred DNS

IP: 2606:4700:4700::1112

DNS over HTTPS: On (manual template)

DNS over HTTPS template: https://security.cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query

Fall-back to plaintext: On

 

Alternative DNS

IP: 2606:4700:4700::1002

DNS over HTTPS: Off

 

Step 7: Click save and restart your PC.

 

It's important you do both IPv4 and IPv6, as if one is invalid it will cause issues.

 

2b. Control Panel Network and Sharing Centre

 

Step 1: Press Start, search for "Control Panel" and open it

Step 2: Click "Network and Internet" and then "Network and Sharing Centre"

Step 3: On the right, click the link next to "Connections:" then click "Properties"

Step 4: Click "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)" and click "Properties"

Step 5: Click "Use the following DNS server addresses" and enter the following addresses:

Preferred DNS server: 1.1.1.2

Alternate DNS server: 1.0.0.2

 

Step 6: Click OK then "Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)" and "Properties"

Step 7: Click "Use the following DNS server addresses" and enter the following addresses:

Preferred DNS server: 2606:4700:4700::1112

Alternate DNS server: 2606:4700:4700::1002

 

Step 8: Click OK on the remaining windows and restart your PC.

 

It's important you do both IPv4 and IPv6, as if one is invalid it will cause issues.

 

How do I know if this worked?

Go to https://1.1.1.1/help and it should say you're connected to 1.1.1.1.

If it doesn't, open PowerShell, run `Clear-DnsClientCache`, reboot and try again.