Connection failed: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host
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WitchPrincess
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Connection failed: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host
I keep getting this pop-up every time I try to join the official servers. I can't host or join other people's games, everything I've tried thus far - remove all add-ons and data, downloading the game directly, and allowing it through the fire wall - all didn't work
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Re: Connection failed: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host
Can you upload the log file (viewtopic.php?t=46166)?
99 little bugs in the code, 99 little bugs
take one down, patch it around
-2,147,483,648 little bugs in the code
take one down, patch it around
-2,147,483,648 little bugs in the code
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WitchPrincess
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Re: Connection failed: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host
Here are some of my last few times
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wesnoth-20260408-153626-2055742587.log- (586 Bytes) Downloaded 3 times
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wesnoth-20260408-154216-1075229850.log- (1.48 KiB) Downloaded 3 times
- Pentarctagon
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Re: Connection failed: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host
In the second file, it has this:
So it looks like there's potentially something wrong with your connection or DNS where it for some reason becomes unable to find Wesnoth's servers.
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20260408 15:46:36 error network: caught network error: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host
20260408 15:46:36 error general: Connection failed: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host
20260408 15:48:08 error network: caught network error: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host
20260408 15:48:08 error general: Connection failed: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host
20260408 15:48:13 warning network: wait_for_handshake Rethrowing: system:11001
20260408 15:48:13 error network: caught network error: No such host is known
20260408 15:48:13 error general: Connection failed: No such host is known
20260408 15:48:21 warning network: wait_for_handshake Rethrowing: system:11001
20260408 15:48:21 error network: caught network error: No such host is known
20260408 15:48:21 error general: Connection failed: No such host is known99 little bugs in the code, 99 little bugs
take one down, patch it around
-2,147,483,648 little bugs in the code
take one down, patch it around
-2,147,483,648 little bugs in the code