From 7b8a6d4e07e3943a88a24186a806e304e2272d65 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: coderrquitsreality Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:08:54 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] is playit blocked --- content/is-playit-blocked.md | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ descriptions/is-playit-blocked.txt | 1 + 2 files changed, 63 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/is-playit-blocked.md create mode 100644 descriptions/is-playit-blocked.txt diff --git a/content/is-playit-blocked.md b/content/is-playit-blocked.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bad8ad6 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/is-playit-blocked.md @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ ++++ +title = "Is playit blocked on my network?" +tags = ["playit", "networking"] +description_file = "descriptions/is-playit-blocked.txt" ++++ + +Knowing whether or not playit is blocked on your network can be hard. Here are some things to help determine if playit is blocked. + +## Ping your tunnel (DNS Check) + +Doing this will test your network's ability to resolve playit's domains into IP addresses. You can do this on any operating system with access to a command line interface. If it looks like this, you're good. + +### Windows +```ps +C:\Users\playit>ping lemon-airplanes.gl.joinmc.link + +Pinging lemon-airplanes.gl.joinmc.link [147.185.221.20] with 32 bytes of data: +Reply from 147.185.221.20: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=54 +Reply from 147.185.221.20: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=54 +Reply from 147.185.221.20: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=54 +Reply from 147.185.221.20: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=54 + +Ping statistics for 147.185.221.20: + Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), +Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: + Minimum = 30ms, Maximum = 30ms, Average = 30ms +``` + +### Linux / Mac + +```ps +playit@playit-gg:~$ ping lemon-airplanes.gl.joinmc.link +PING lemon-airplanes.gl.joinmc.link (147.185.221.20) 56(84) bytes of data. +64 bytes from 147.185.221.20: icmp_seq=1 ttl=54 time=30.1 ms +64 bytes from 147.185.221.20: icmp_seq=2 ttl=54 time=30.4 ms +64 bytes from 147.185.221.20: icmp_seq=3 ttl=54 time=31.1 ms +64 bytes from 147.185.221.20: icmp_seq=3 ttl=54 time=29.7 ms + +--- lemon-airplanes.gl.joinmc.link ping statistics --- +4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 4123ms +rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 29.7/30.3/31.1/0.4 ms +``` + +### Another thing you may do is an `nslookup` or a nameserver lookup +This will look at your DNS servers, and try to find your tunnel address with IP addresses. + +```ps +C:\Users\playit>nslookup lemon-airplanes.gl.joinmc.link +Server: UnKnown +Address: 2002:4982:e276:0:82cc:9cff:fe32:e798 + +Non-authoritative answer: +Name: lemon-airplanes.gl.joinmc.link +Addresses: 2602:fbaf:860:1::b5 + 147.185.221.181 +``` + +However, if you get `Request timed out.` or nothing at all if you're on linux, you may need to change your DNS. Please note that this may not work for everyone. + +> You can visit this page for help +> +> [How to change your DNS server](https://playit.gg/support/update-your-dns/) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/descriptions/is-playit-blocked.txt b/descriptions/is-playit-blocked.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7f376bb --- /dev/null +++ b/descriptions/is-playit-blocked.txt @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Knowing whether or not playit is blocked on your network can be hard. Here are some things to help determine if playit is blocked. \ No newline at end of file