ipconfig and other equivalent commands

Hi!

I'm trying to play a game that puts me automatically in 1 of 2 possible servers and most of the times I land in the wrong one.

One fix to this problem is to close the game, reboot the system and log back in.

The other fix is to run this line of code, but it's for Windows.


Are there any equivalencies to macOS?


open notepad and paste this into it

ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
arp -d *
nbtstat -R
nbtstat -RR
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /registerdns

save as networkreset.bat ow w/e name u want .bat
then right click and run as administrator


The above code resets the DNS cache and network interfaces.


  • The two ipconfig commands will release the current IP address and then immediately ask for a new one.
  • The arp command deletes the current host name so we can reacquire it.
  • The nbtstat -R command purges and reloads the remote cache name table.
  • The nbtstat -RR command sends Name Release packets to WINS and then starts a refresh.
  • The final two ipconfig commands flush the DNS and then initiate manual dynamic registration for the DNS names and IP addresses that are configured at the computer.


Looking forward to an answer!

Thank you in advance

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 13.6

Posted on Feb 17, 2024 3:00 PM

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Posted on Feb 17, 2024 3:12 PM

To confirm, you’re trying to control which of a pair of servers you’re connecting into?


Somebody seems to be trolling you with that answer then, as what you’re requesting and what you’re showing are unrelated. Or you’re using GPT, which can generate both correct and incorrect info with equal aplomb.


What Windows code was shown is a way to get a new IP address from a DHCP server, and some seemingly unrelated WINS chatter, which doesn’t seem all that related to which IP host (from a load balancer or DNS round robin or whatever) is selected for a connection to a server.

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Feb 17, 2024 3:12 PM in response to federmarino

To confirm, you’re trying to control which of a pair of servers you’re connecting into?


Somebody seems to be trolling you with that answer then, as what you’re requesting and what you’re showing are unrelated. Or you’re using GPT, which can generate both correct and incorrect info with equal aplomb.


What Windows code was shown is a way to get a new IP address from a DHCP server, and some seemingly unrelated WINS chatter, which doesn’t seem all that related to which IP host (from a load balancer or DNS round robin or whatever) is selected for a connection to a server.

Feb 17, 2024 5:29 PM in response to federmarino

If the game does not allow you to manually choose the game server to connect, then it usually means the game wants everyone to connect randomly.....most likely for load balancing so that a single server is not overwhelmed. You need to contact the game publisher and/or developer for assistance if you are having problems playing their game or connecting to their servers.

Feb 18, 2024 1:12 PM in response to MrHoffman

Hi MrHoffman!


I cannot control which pair of server I am connecting to because the game has no option for it.


No trolling/GPT involved in this one.

The goal with the code is to get a new IP and, by doing so, forcing the game to connect the new IP again, something like having 50% chance (because there are only 2 servers per area) of landing in the same server as my friend every time I run the code.

Feb 18, 2024 4:27 PM in response to federmarino

federmarino wrote:

I already contacted the game publisher to check if there is a way to choose the server, since there is no option within the application.

And what did they tell you?



Do you know how to manually renew my IP thus forcing the game to reconnect me to other server, without having to reset my router?

If the game has no provision for choosing a server, then they don't want you to choose because the game developers want to balance the load of their two servers. If everyone chooses the same server, then the gaming experience will be subpar or even broken.


Changing your external IP would be necessary and that is controlled by the ISP and is not configurable. Your local internal network IP address has nothing to do with the game server since many people would also likely have the same internal IP address. Even changing your IP address will only have the effect of a 50/50 chance once more to get the server you want, it won't guarantee you a spot on that server.


It is also possible the developer may even allow one server to fill up, before off loading new connections to the second server. In that case, the time of day may impact which server you will most likely use.


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