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I don't find the original post of yourself that you quote but if you use systemd and NetworkManager restart that.
systemd-networkd is optional.


Yeah, sorry. I copy/pasted of from here: https://octowow.st/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2351&start=10#p13359 as people ...

It literally doesn't matter what you do on your end. The server itself is getting DDOS and it's services get taken down, so no matter how many times you flushdns on your client it just literally does not matter, anything you do and then think you got in from doing it is simply false and lucky ...

Following up on the DNS flush / router reset / VPN suggestions above — wanted to share some traceroute data that narrows down where the problem actually sits, since none of the client-side fixes worked for me either at first.

I ran tracert against all three realm IPs (.47 hc, .48 normal, .49 pvp ...

This is not a definitive solution to the problem, but I heard several "working" tricks for some people now:

1. Reset / Flush DNS
The first thing to try would be to flush your DNS. Depending on how your setup at home is, this might be a bit more complicated, especially for people who rock their ...

This is not a definitive solution to the problem, but I heard several "working" tricks for some people now:

1. Reset / Flush DNS
The first thing to try would be to flush your DNS. Depending on how your setup at home is, this might be a bit more complicated, especially for people who rock their ...

This is not a definitive solution to the problem, but I heard several "working" tricks for some people now:

1. Reset / Flush DNS
The first thing to try would be to flush your DNS. Depending on how your setup at home is, this might be a bit more complicated, especially for people who rock their ...

As an additional layer of DDoS protection, OctoWoW could consider authenticating game connections through the launcher and dynamically adding authenticated players' IP addresses to an allowlist.

The idea would work as follows. On the first launcher startup, the player authenticates with their ...

Elmacik wrote: Wed Sep 09, 2026 9:13 pm I'm looking for a new server now

No need to announce that.
Have fun. Bye.

As far as accommodating the players, I don't think the octo devs should or need to offer more than their website/forum and client. Of course the forum needs a major overhaul. It's unfortunately riddled with bugs. And when/if the devs transition us to the UE5 client down the line, that also ...

As far as accommodating the players, I don't think the octo devs should or need to offer more than their website/forum and client. Of course the forum needs a major overhaul. It's unfortunately riddled with bugs. And when/if the devs transition us to the UE5 client down the line, that also allows ...