"Unable to establish a network connection in WoT. The server may not be available or you may need to check your network connection settings." Are you familiar with this message? Then you are right here. This message can appear for a hundred reasons. In this article, I will try to reveal the main ones.

At the very beginning, I would like you to clearly understand the decoding of this message. Although there is nothing special to understand here. Tanks swear that you either do not have the Internet, or the client for some reason cannot find a connection to the game server. That is, you launched the client, which, in turn, tries to go online and find its server at a pre-known IP address, but the server does not respond to it and an error message is displayed accordingly. Next, for clarity, let's analyze exactly how the procedure for connecting to the game server goes:

Now, I hope, everyone is clear on the scheme by which it is necessary to find a problem that prevents the client from connecting to the server. Let's go further...

By the way, in more detail about the bundle router -> provider -> game server I told in the article, because this equipment affects to a greater extent the "lags and friezes" in the game. If you have a very high ping, then you are welcome to read.

How are we going to fight?
BUT, the very first step will be the entrance to the wargaming portal dedicated to tanks. Welcome! What if some work is going on on the servers now. The developers inform about this in advance and even describe the time during which the servers will not be available and they place all this on their website, so do not be shy and go.

Next, we go along the "scheme". After the game client, the first obstacle is the firewall. Disable it (instruction) and try to enter the game. Happened? Congratulations! Play with the firewall turned off or read the article below.

So we've identified the culprit. Now you need to open ports and create rules for this "mind" (windows firewall). But first, let's do the same only in automatic mode.

Let's go download .bat file from wargaming server:

It's not a virus, don't worry. You can open it with Notepad++ and see. Here is its content:

@ECHO OFF set Arg1="%~d0%~p0WorldOfTanks.exe" set Arg2="%~d0%~p0WoTLauncher.exe" IF NOT EXIST %Arg2% GOTO errorwotl netsh firewall add allowedprogram %Arg2% WoTLauncher enable all netsh firewall add portopening udp 20010-20020,32800-32900,12000-29999,5060,5062,3478,3479,3432,30443,53,6881-7881,1900 7881 wot-tcp enable IF NOT EXIST %Arg1% GOTO errorwot netsh firewall add allowedprogram %Arg1% WorldOfTanks enable all chcp 1251 >NUL set text_y="WorldOfTanks.exe" and "WoTLauncher.exe" successfully added to firewall exclusion list. chcp 866 >NUL echo %text_y% GOTO exit:errorwotl chcp 1251 >NUL set text=Could not find file "WoTLauncher". Make sure the file is located in the folder with the game client. chcp 866 >NUL echo %text% GOTO exit:errorwot chcp 1251 >NUL set text_l="WoTLauncher" successfully added to firewall exception list. Could not find file 'WorldOfTanks.exe'. Make sure the game client is updated to the latest version. chcp 866 >NUL echo %text_l% :exit PAUSE

Now start the game and try to connect to any server. Well, how? Works? We defeated the message "Unable to establish a network connection in WoT", HOORAY! Let's go play and don't bother with anything else! If it does not work, then we go to do everything manually.

In order for the message “Unable to establish a network connection in WoT” to no longer occur, it is necessary that some ports are opened for the launcher and the game client in the firewall, here they are:

For WorldOfTanks.exe:
- UDP ranges from 32800 to 32900, from 20010 to 20020 and UDP port 53;
- TCP ports 80, 443.

For voice chat to work, it is also necessary for WorldOfTanks.exe to open the UDP range from 12000 to 29999 and ports 5060, 5062, 3478, 3479, 3432, 30443.
For text chat to work, WorldOfTanks.exe needs to open TCP ports 5222 and 5223.

In addition, you can allow WorldOfTanks.exe UDP protocol and TCP protocol on any ports in both directions, thus allowing the firewall to pass any packets to any addresses for the game client.

For WOTLauncher.exe need to open:
-UDP ports 53, 6881, 1900.
-TCP ports 80, 443, 6881.

Well, how did it work? If yes, then happy for you. Well, if not, then do not despair and read on ...

The next obstacle to connecting to the server is the antivirus. If you do not have it, then skip this paragraph.
Try adding the game folder to the trusted zone of your antivirus. BUT before that, check your computer for viruses.
Everyone has different antiviruses, so the development team wrote a whole book with instructions for you and me, the link to which I give here. (Many thanks to them for the titanic work)
How to add the game client to the antivirus exclusion list.

You can also (but not necessarily) add a list of server IP addresses.

Servers RU1–RU9:
92.223.19.1 - 92.223.19.255
92.223.8.1 - 92.223.8.255
92.223.1.1 - 92.223.1.255
92.223.12.1 - 92.223.12.255
92.223.18.1 - 92.223.18.255
92.223.4.1 - 92.223.4.255
92.223.10.1 - 92.223.10.255
92.223.14.1 - 92.223.14.255
92.223.36.1 - 92.223.36.255
185.12.240.1 - 185.12.240.255
185.12.242.1 - 185.12.242.255
The range of addresses required for the launcher and portal to work:
185.12.241.1 - 185.12.241.255.
Ranges of server addresses required for voice communications:
64.94.253.1 - 64.94.253.255
74.201.99.1 - 74.201.99.255

In some cases, disabling the antivirus and firewall does not solve the problem - the ports remain closed.

Here either the network connection is buggy, or itself Windows already the horses are moving By the way, because of this, lags and brakes in the game may appear. How to deal with them is written. Now let's try to reset the TCP / IP network settings and all sockets from the Windows command line using the command netsh winsock reset.

We start the command line:

– For Windows XP: Click Start > Run. In the window that opens, enter cmd.exe and click OK.

- For Windows Vista and Windows 7: click Start, enter cmd in the "Start Search" field, right-click on the cmd.exe file and select "Run as administrator".

- For Windows 8: on the desktop, press the key combination Win + X. In the menu that opens, select " Command line(administrator)".

Enter the command on the command line netsh winsock reset and press Enter.

Now it remains only to restart the computer.

Well, how are you there with the message "Unable to establish a network connection in WoT"? Victory? Hurray!!! Keep it up! Well, now you can fight! Good luck on the battlefields, dear tankers and tankers!

Share in the comments which method helped you…

Doesn't start world game of Tanks - the "play" button does not work.

One of the common problems logging into World of Tanks is related to the "Play" button in the launcher. It is this button that must be pressed every time you start the game. But what if it doesn't work. You press and nothing happens - World of Tanks does not start? To answer this question, we have collected the most common errors when logging into WOT and described solutions for each of the problems. Let's consider each one in order, starting with the inoperability of the launcher.

If when you enter the game you cannot enter World of Tanks, you need to open the launcher, click "play" and see what happens. With a long wait, the problem with logging into WOT is often hidden behind the inability to connect to the Wargaming servers serving the cluster you have chosen. In this case, you should check for a problem on your PC, namely:

Is your firewall blocking the port through which data is exchanged between the World of Tanks client and the server?

If so, you need to add an exception to the firewall. If this is an ordinary Windows firewall, just go to the control panel, select "Firewall" and add the worldoftanks.exe file, as well as the wotlauncher.exe launcher executable file, to the list of exceptions. This can be done by double-clicking on the "Firewall" icon and going to the "Exceptions" tab, then adding the above files with the .exe extension from the folder with the World of Tanks game.

Setting up the World of Tanks launcher

Is the application (game) blocked by your antivirus?

If you installed anti-virus software and did not configure it properly, by default, all connections to the programs you installed earlier, including the World of Tanks game, will be blocked. To unblock, add an exception in the management shell of your antivirus (Kaspersky, Dr.Web, Nod32, Eset and others) according to the principle described for the Windows firewall (above).

Used mods for World of Tanks

Very often, mods can cause the "Play" button in the World of Tanks launcher to not work. Usually, even the best and most time-tested mod fails, especially after its update, which was released just before the next patch for WOT. Often, mod developers are in a hurry to have time to release a release that supports a new update for World of Tanks, creating a patch for the mod based on a test version of the game. Using such a "quick" update for a popular mod leads to problems with entering the game both after the release of the next version of the World of Tanks, and after the release of micropatches, 1-2 weeks after the main release.

I press the "play" button and does not enter World of Tanks

To check if the use of modifications prevents you from entering the game, disable them for a while. To do this, just rename the res_mods folder and restart the PC before trying to login.

Does not enter World of Tanks: I click "Play" and does not enter

Among the problems with the "Play" button, the second place is occupied by errors related to the Internet connection. Check this category of login errors according to our instructions:

Find out what IP address is used when connecting your PC to the Internet, static or dynamic?

1. With a static IP address, you are allocated the same address each time you connect to the Internet, and it is also credited when you enter World of Tanks. If your static ip address is banned in tanks, every time you try to click on the "play" button in the launcher, you will not be able to connect. To solve this problem, contact your provider with a request to replace the static IP address allocated to you with another one. Some providers charge for this service, while others charge it for free. Occasionally, to replace the IP address, you may need a specialist to visit your home. More rarely, this service is not provided at all.
2. In the case of a dynamic IP address, there are also problems when the launcher does not enter wot when the wedge is about the "play" button. This happens when you are allocated an ip-address banned by Wargaming when connecting to the Internet. This does not mean that you were banned, someone else playing under this dynamic address in World of Tanks was banned by IP. To solve this problem, simply reconnect to the Internet (break the connection and reconnect).

Solving the problem with the "play" button in World of Tanks

Not included in World of Tanks

In addition to the network or internet connection problems described above, as well as your PC settings, there is a category of problems related to the game itself. Consider these errors when entering World of Tanks:

You updated the game and some files were not updated. Error while updating.

If after the update you cannot enter the game, and after clicking "play" the launcher freezes for a long time, then the World of Tanks update was unsuccessful. The game will not always inform you about this. However, when connecting, the server will definitely check whether the hash of the client files installed on your PC matches the current game update. If at least one file differs even by 1 byte or is missing, the server will not allow you to enter the "World of Tanks" and will send a command to the launcher to try to update again.

Solving the problem with the inoperability of the game

The launcher will again not be able to update, and the game will freeze when you click on "play" and here's why: some directory or a separate file (less often many files) in the game folder is not writable for the current Windows user. That is, the user under which you logged into Windows to play World of Tanks cannot overwrite old files for some reason. And there may be several reasons:

• the user does not have enough rights to manage the computer;
• the user's rights have been restricted by another user;
• the user himself has limited the rights to the World of Tanks game files intentionally or not;
• the antivirus manages files as it sees fit on your PC.

Each of these items needs to be checked separately and to find out if the error when starting World of Tanks through the launcher causes problems during the update.

What to do if World of Tanks does not work

The easiest solution to the problem when it does not enter the game can be reinstalling World of Tanks. Don't be afraid to erase all files to make sure they don't interfere with entering the tanks. The client version of WOT that you install on your PC does not contain any personal data that can be lost when deleting World of Tanks, except for files with your replays and mods you installed earlier. We have already found out about mods - it’s better not to dwell on them if you want to solve a problem with the game. Feel free to reinstall the game, it usually takes about half an hour.

If reinstalling didn't help, there's a good chance that the problem with the "play" button is related to your network or internet connection (solution above).

World of Tanks hangs when entering the game

Particular attention should be paid to the drivers used for the video card and the availability of a license for the operating system. The error I click on the play button and does not enter can be caused by the lack of a license for Windows, as well as outdated drivers for your video card. To solve these problems, start by updating the "firewood" for the video adapter by going to the manufacturer's website, downloading from there and installing the latest driver version that matches your operating system and its bit depth (32 or 64 bit). To solve problems with Windows, it is recommended to purchase a license (at your discretion). This will save you from most potential problems with entering World of Tanks and the launcher.

When registering in the game client, such a message may pop up. What needs to be done first.

Actions

1. You must turn off the firewall and repeat the login procedure.
2. Then follow the steps step by step:

- For Windows XP: press Start > Run. In the window that opens, enter cmd.exe and press OK.
- For Windows Vista and Windows 7: press Start, in the "Start search" field, enter cmd, right-click on the cmd.exe file and select "Run as administrator".
- For Windows 8: On the desktop, press the keyboard shortcut Win+X. Select "Command Prompt (Admin)" from the menu that opens.

There are quite a few requests in the comments asking for help to solve the problem when there is no connection to the World of Tanks update server. There are three simple solutions that we will tell you about below.

Problem connecting to the update server

When it is impossible to connect to the WOT update server, use one of the following instructions to solve the problem, download updates and enter the game:

Solution

Option 1

To solve the problem when it fails, you need to do the following. First of all, make sure your Internet is working properly. Then restart your computer and turn off internet if you are getting it through a router or router. That is, your network card or modem must be disconnected from electricity: the network card will turn itself off when the PC is restarted, and the modem, router, router or other connector is usually turned off manually. In this way, we are guaranteed to reset your current Internet connection and connect again. After reconnecting to the network, the blocking of access to WOT updates disappears. This option usually fixes the connection issue for users with a dynamic IP address.

If you are unable to connect to the update server after following this procedure, try the other options below.

Option 2

Having tried the first option above, we do the following. You need to go to your network connection settings and change the available DNS server to a new one. On Windows 10, this is done as follows:

1. Go to Settings (Start - Settings)
2. Network and Internet
3. ethernet
4. We call the properties of the adapter through which you access the Internet. If wired, then "Ethernet", otherwise "Wireless". This is done by right clicking on the icon.
5. We open the properties of the protocol "IP version 4 (TCP / IPv4)" also through the right mouse button.
6. Put a dot in front of "Use the following DNS server addresses" and enter if not, otherwise replace the DNS server with 8.8.8.8. This is DNS google server. The second is the Yandex DNS server 77.88.8.8.
7. Save by pressing the "OK" button.

For convenience, we have made a graphic instruction for you:

After completing the steps above, connecting to the server Updates World of Tanks will take place through a generally accepted open policy of access to resources on the Internet provided by leading search engines. This will nullify the problem with the unavailability of World of Tanks updates.

Option 3

If another solution to the problem with WOT. Most often, after the release of the next patch, the servers provide access for downloading to those players who are the first to try to download from them and to those who have a high-quality Internet connection. If you don't fall into the first category and don't have a high-quality network connection by today's standards, you just have to wait. Yes, you got it right. Once again: wait until the bulk of the players download the new patch, after which access to the update servers will be open to you. This filtering was done due to the fact that the number of simultaneous connections to the World of Tanks data center during the release of updates goes off scale. Under these conditions, priority is given to players with fast internet who will not queue for a long time to download the patch. Be patient and if everything is really all right with your Internet, already after 6-12 hours from the moment the update was released, access to WOT servers will be open to you.

If a message appears on the screen while working with the program "Unable to connect to server.", do the following:

1. Check if your computer is infected with the Kido worm

Read the article about infection symptoms and treatments How to deal with the Net-Worm.Win32.Kido network worm .

2. Check Internet access

Check if available Internet by opening in browser Internet Explorer website Kaspersky Labs. If access to Internet no, contact your ISP for more information. Try to activate the application again after restoring access to Internet.

3. Set up Firewall properly

If your computer has Firewall, then make sure that in the settings Firewall there is an allow rule for the process avp.exe.

Firewall (firewall, firewall) designed to ensure the security of your work in local networks and the Internet. Firewall is a software package that checks data transmitted over the Internet or local network, and, depending on the parameters Firewall(direction, transfer protocol, destination addresses and ports), blocks or allows this network activity.

4. Check the system date on the computer

You can learn how to check if the system date is set correctly on your computer in the KB3508 article.

5. Retry activation in one hour

6. Contact Kaspersky Lab Technical Support

Dear tankers!

Today World of Tanks servers are not available for most players. He writes to some tankers that the session is not over and therefore does not allow them to enter the tanks, he puts others in a queue for connection, the length of which is measured in hours. Users who have bought a premium account simply cannot use it due to problems with developers from Wargaming.

Let's figure it out, and when will the opportunity to play? We will tell you more about the answer to this and other topical questions on the topic of the inability to enter the game.

Can't access tanks

The problem is related to the fact that the server hardware used by Wargaming to run the World of Tanks project today could not withstand the load and collapsed. To find out why this happened, the best developers to recover a crashed WOT server. At the moment access to tanks restored 80% equipment.

Session not ended

This problem is constantly relevant. Those players who frequently log in and out of the game may encounter unfinished session problem in tanks and the inability to re-enter. To solve this problem, it is enough to visit your Personal Area and reset all active sessions. However, this option, according to World of Tanks technical support, does not always help.

In any case, the session will end sooner or later. Typically, a session will last no more than 24 hours before being forced to end. After that, you can freely enter the hangar.

World of Tanks not working

Main the reason for the inoperability of tanks wot is the insufficient bandwidth of the server equipment of the organizer. According to our data, some of the servers were transferred to the supertest of the next update, in connection with which the load on the main clusters has increased many times and prevents players from logging in normally.

Queue in World of Tanks

Due to the large number of players and the small number of available clusters, a large queue of players formed at the entrance to World of Tanks tanks. But in order to enter the tanks, you need to not only stand in line for a certain time, but also have time to take the vacant seat.

Do not forget that tankers who are in the game are also aware of the problem with the entrance and are not going to give up their place to you. Therefore, the vast majority of users tend to use the maximum possible amount of game time in tanks. As soon as one of the players leaves, his place is immediately taken by the one who is listed first in the connection queue.

Every gaming application releases an update from time to time. This action also occurs with the WoT multiplayer game application. But what to do if suddenly after the update World of Tanks does not start.

Do not panic and delete your favorite game

The first step is to try to run the "exe" file located in the installation folder of the game. If there are no changes, then you should use the newly downloaded archive with updates and reinstall. Installation should be performed by launching the archive with the option "Install with replacement".

Another common mistake of gamers is the disconnected Internet - after all, observing the installation rule (download - disable the Internet - install - restart the computer - connect the Internet - launch the game application) not everyone completes it to the end. An incorrectly installed or corrupted DirectX can also be a problem.

You can fix the error by reinstalling it or installing a newer version of it.

The problem may lie in the installed old mods or cheat mod packs. If there is no desire to abandon the indicated latest mods, then it is worth demolishing them and re-uploading them. If the computer is running on two video cards, updated version games may "not decide" on which one to work better. In this case, it is worth trying to launch the game with the video cards turned off one by one.

With the release of each update, you should go to the game website and read the recommendations of the latest update and discuss why World of Tanks does not start after the update. In it you can find a very common remark, which few people pay attention to when installing updates.

The update is released for certain versions software. If there are inconsistencies between the update file and the software (the operating version is not suitable or the computer has low technical characteristics), then no reinstallation and restart will be able to help launch the game.

You should not resort to downloading updates for the game from sites that are not representatives of this application.

Since the archives may contain viruses, which can subsequently harm computer equipment and the application itself. All of the above may be an obstacle to running an updated application. Therefore, the most important thing is to use official updates and carefully read the installation requirements.

Try starting the game in safe mode first, which will allow you to disconnect from all modifications and check if all game files are up to date and working. To do this is simple, you just need to click on the arrow when launching the game, as shown in the image below.

If that doesn't help, then try the second option - " Launching the game with reset graphics settings«

The first difficulties can begin even at the stage of the game launcher. If the launcher crashes after launch, you will need to configure it correctly.

1. Delete the Updates and Wargaming.net folders from the Windows system folders: XP C:\Documents and Settings\UseName\Local Settings\temp, Vista and Win 7 C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp
2. We start the launcher again, specifying port 6881 and using a torrent connection.
3. Add the game to the firewall and antivirus exceptions (if you use a standard firewall, this is done directly in the launcher settings).

Launcher hangs, gear is spinning

If you see a similar picture, try the following steps:

Game crashes after pressing "Play"

Launcher started normally, but when you click the "Play" button, it does not start or the game client itself crashes? The following options are possible.

System requirements do not match

Although WoT does well on older PCs, there are minimum requirements without which the game will not run. Only a computer upgrade will help.

Wrong graphics settings

Crashes are possible if you used graphics settings higher than the computer can "pull". Difficulties can begin both during the battle and at the very start of the game.
For a solution, choose more modest graphics settings, starting with the recommended settings.

Rights and Compatibility Issues

Security systems in new operating systems(from Vista and newer) do not always give games a comfortable environment to run. Try running Tanki as administrator and in compatibility mode.

1. Right-click on the WoT shortcut and select "Properties".
2. Go to the "Compatibility" tab.
3. We set the level of rights and check the various compatibility modes.

Video card drivers not working

To run the game correctly and ensure good performance, be sure to take care of installing drivers for your video card.

1. Visit the NVIDIA or AMD/ATI website to find a driver for your device.
2. Select your video card model from the list on the site.
3. Download the full installer (we do not recommend using the update).
4. Install drivers.

Missing Windows system components

For the correct operation of Tanks, a lot of auxiliary programs are required. If they are not on the computer, World of Tanks will not start. Let's briefly go through the components necessary for launching.link).

individual case

If all the above recommendations did not help, you should contact the Wargaming.net support forum to resolve the issue. To get an accurate decision, be as informative as possible when making an application.

• PC configuration;
• under what circumstances the game crashes;
• what have already been tried to solve;

We hope that these methods will allow you to solve the issue of the client crash, and help you enjoy the game of Tanks to the fullest. If none of this helped, try deleting and re-writing, or write in the comments, we will try to help you.