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by Firefly05
Mon Feb 16, 2026 12:45 am
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: [2.0.73] "Could not establish network communication with server"
Replies: 4
Views: 496

Re: [2.0.73] "Could not establish network communication with server"


Factorio uses UDP for network communication, which is a "stateless" protocol that can be difficult to troubleshoot due to intervening firewalls. Most commonly it is blocked by a well-meaning ISP rule designed to combat Packet Floods, due to the sudden burst of traffic when transferring map data ...
by Firefly05
Tue Feb 10, 2026 7:35 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: [2.0.73] "Could not establish network communication with server"
Replies: 4
Views: 496

Re: [2.0.73] "Could not establish network communication with server"

Oh, here's the log file, too. I hope it helps.
by Firefly05
Tue Feb 10, 2026 7:30 pm
Forum: Technical Help
Topic: [2.0.73] "Could not establish network communication with server"
Replies: 4
Views: 496

[2.0.73] "Could not establish network communication with server"

Hi everyone,

I have a problem with joining a multiplayer game. This concerns the game version 2.0.73, build 84377 expansion win 64.

A couple of days ago, I joined a friend's multiplayer game. At first, I was not able to join, but then I learned that I had to open port 34197 (and choose UDP). That ...

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