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Constant Disconnecting and Reconnecting Issue

Hello, for the past several months, I rather regularly will get Lichess reconnecting on the bottom left of the browser screen. This has made playing bullet near impossible and even 3 0 blitz rather risky.

It just happened in my latest bullet game: lichess.org/YfsxoO2S6Dtf - I played Ne2+ and had premoved Re8, however, on my end, my opponent's move never registered until the end and I see that I have lost on time.

I don't have this same issue on other sites (chess and just in general).

I go to lichess.org/lag and it states that Lichess it not lagging and that I have a good connection (as I should as I have fiber optic internet).

It's really frustrating as it has lessened my enjoyment of playing on this site, so if anyone else is having this same problem and has some possible solutions, I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks
I have this problem every now and then, but then it usually goes away. Maybe restart browser or device? I do that sometimes.
Are you hardwired in to your network or on wireless? If on wireless, do you have a dual band router? (2.4G/5G) - can you check your connection to the wireless network and see if that helps? Maybe swap to the other network, or hardwire it into the router to test...even bypass the router. I have had this happen a few times when on my phone connected to wireless networks, poor connection is what I usually attribute my issue to. And I agree, very frustrating.

I realize not having this happen on the other site would not point at the internet connection, but it is worth checking out. wireless can be flakey one moment, and then it works great.
Thanks Mike, I just bought an ethernet cable, plugged it in and ever since the connection has been much more stable.
#5 Lichess can't fix your Internet connection. It could be a buggy driver for your network adapter/card/router, failing hardware, interference from your neighbor's equipment, ISP having issues and bunch nodes in between your ISP and Lichess's server with issues.

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