Think of DNS as your internet's address book. Sometimes the information it has is outdated, causing the Riot Client to have trouble finding its destination. Switching to a public DNS and flushing your DNS cache refreshes that information, helping your computer find the right path.

Changing to a Public Domain Name System

Windows 10  Windows 11  macOS
  1. Hit the Windows Key :window:
  2. Type Control Panel
  3. Press Enter
  4. Select Network and Internet
  5. Select Network and Sharing Center
  6. Select Change Adapter Settings on the navigation bar on the left
  7. Right click on your network adapter
  8. Select Properties
  9. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)
  10. Open Properties
  11. Go to the bottom of the menu and change Obtain DNS server address automatically to Use the following DNS server addresses:
  12. Put in the following public DNS servers, one in each empty field:
    - 8.8.8.8
    - 8.8.4.4
  13. Press OK to save selections
  14. Close all open web browsers and applications
  15. Hit the Windows Key :window:
  16. Right click anywhere
  17. Click on All Apps
  18. Right click Command Prompt and run as administrator
  19. Type ipconfig /flushdns and press Enter
  20. Restart your computer

Release/Renew IP and Flush DNS (Windows)

  1. Hit the Windows Key :window:
  2. Type cmd
  3. Press Enter and run as administrator
  4. In Command Prompt, type ipconfig /release
  5. Press Enter
  6. Type ipconfig /renew
  7. Press Enter
  8. Type ipconfig /flushdns
  9. Press Enter
  10. Close the command prompt and attempt to make a connection

Once you've updated your DNS settings and flushed the DNS cache, reopen the Riot Client and see if the connection issue has been resolved.