Why do online games and Discord only connect to the Internet after restarting the wireless router?

Af
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I recently had the problem that when I start my PC and want to open Minecraft, Rocket League or Discord, it does not connect to the Internet.

With Discord e.g. It reloads all the time, with Minecraft I can only play offline and with Rocket League the EpicGames Louncher is offline.

As soon as I restart the wireless router, everything works again. As soon as I switch the PC off / on or restart it, the router has to be restarted.

The strange thing is that only games and Discord don't work, but Google and Chrome work fine.

Mi

I recently had the problem that when I start my PC and want to open Minecraft, Rocket League or Discord, it does not connect to the Internet.

That is logical, because your PC is not connected to the Internet at all - it is connected to your LAN (or not, as I suspect!)
You have to be able to differentiate between things if you want to tackle network problems… At least without guessing.

As soon as I restart the wireless router, everything works again.

I guess you weren't connected to the Wi-Fi network.
Of course, this has nothing to do with "Internet" - except that you can't use its Internet gateway without a (W) LAN connection. 🤷♂️

If you also want to solve this with the help here, you should be ready to at least fundamentally familiarize yourself with the topics of "networks" and "radio technology".
Let me know if you want to - otherwise you would have to hire an expert on site or hope that someone would guess / guess correctly.

Af

Yes, it is connected to the LAN and actually always worked well. Only now suddenly not anymore.

Mi

It is already clear.

However, it still does not solve the question of whether the Internet connection has failed or the router together with the LAN.

As you describe it, I would estimate a router defect.
You should still check the connection logs in the router - if available.

Af

Okay, but only the games and discord don't work.

Mi

Just for information: As long as you do not pursue the solution approaches, you will step on the spot.

Af

I'm trying by asking for a solution here.