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Why is lichess always reconnecting?

For about the last 14 or so hours i have not been able to play a lichess game or study because the little red icon on the bottom left which says reconnecting. I cant connect to any games, broadcasts, or studies. Ill be lucky if this post goes up because it is on my screen currently
Screenshot 2026-09-13 08.09.38.png
i have looked at the lichess lag page and it said i have good connection
my ping is like 300 which it says is green
every other site loads
what is wrong?

For about the last 14 or so hours i have not been able to play a lichess game or study because the little red icon on the bottom left which says reconnecting. I cant connect to any games, broadcasts, or studies. Ill be lucky if this post goes up because it is on my screen currently ![Screenshot 2026-09-13 08.09.38.png](https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=png&h=0&op=resize&path=pY9Ra7OKPgOa.png&w=864&sig=5e808acadd3258884f34ebd1d9bfafd76a6def8e) i have looked at the lichess lag page and it said i have good connection my ping is like 300 which it says is green every other site loads what is wrong?

Well, you have an OK ping, but I think the problem is that your connection is unstable and cuts out a lot (high packet loss?). I don't really know how this stuff works though, so take this with a grain of salt.

Well, you have an OK ping, but I think the problem is that your connection is unstable and cuts out a lot (high packet loss?). I don't really know how this stuff works though, so take this with a grain of salt.

@bongcloudmaster41 said ^

For about the last 14 or so hours i have not been able to play a lichess game or study because the little red icon on the bottom left which says reconnecting. I cant connect to any games, broadcasts, or studies. Ill be lucky if this post goes up because it is on my screen currently
![Screenshot 2026-09-13 08.09.38.png](https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=png&h=0&op=resize&path=pY9Ra7OKPgOa.png&...

For competitive gaming, 300 ping is BAD.
Try clicking F5, restarting your device, connecting to another internet.

If that doesn't work
Go to CMD (win+r then type cmd)
Type: ipconfig / flushdns

This flushes your cache and will resolve the issue, I've done it many times.
Remember: Be cautious on the internet, if some one asks you to run anything on win+R or CMD please check if it is a safe command, you can use AI to check this.

@bongcloudmaster41 said [^](/forum/redirect/post/zPWw46X2) > For about the last 14 or so hours i have not been able to play a lichess game or study because the little red icon on the bottom left which says reconnecting. I cant connect to any games, broadcasts, or studies. Ill be lucky if this post goes up because it is on my screen currently > ![Screenshot 2026-09-13 08.09.38.png](https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=png&h=0&op=resize&path=pY9Ra7OKPgOa.png&... For competitive gaming, 300 ping is BAD. Try clicking F5, restarting your device, connecting to another internet. If that doesn't work Go to CMD (win+r then type cmd) Type: ipconfig / flushdns This flushes your cache and will resolve the issue, I've done it many times. Remember: Be cautious on the internet, if some one asks you to run anything on win+R or CMD please check if it is a safe command, you can use AI to check this.

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