[MC-4164] Long freeze waiting for SRV records Created: 06/Dec/12  Updated: 10/Feb/13  Resolved: 05/Jan/13

Status: Resolved
Project: Minecraft: Java Edition
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: Minecraft 1.4.5, Minecraft 1.4.7
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Bug
Reporter: Last Username Assignee: Unassigned
Resolution: Duplicate Votes: 0
Labels: None
Environment:

Mac OSX 10.6
Sagemcom F@st 2864 router/modem


Issue Links:
Duplicate
duplicates MC-2257 Minecraft VERY slow to join/update a ... Resolved
Confirmation Status: Unconfirmed

 Description   

Minecraft seems to block on SRV record requests when pinging or connecting to any server. My router times out on all SRV requests, causing a huge delay in refreshing servers and a 10 second freeze when connecting to one. This is probably a bug in the router, but it seems to be a common issue with cheap home routers and Minecraft could probably handle it better. At the very least, it could give some explicit feedback that there is a problem with SRV requests.

A workaround is to set DNS servers on your computer and not use the DNS cache on the router.



 Comments   
Comment by [Mojang] Nathan Adams [ 05/Jan/13 ]

Dupe of MC-2257 which I may have just fixed!

Comment by No Wont Happen [ 02/Jan/13 ]

Exact same thing happens to me. Talked to dinnerbone about it, and he linked me here.

Comment by Kumasasa [ 28/Dec/12 ]

Ok, thanks for testing.

Comment by Last Username [ 28/Dec/12 ]

I tested with 1.4.7 and I'm still getting the same freeze. I would have thought "Fixed long timeout when checking SRV records" was the fix for this, but I guess not. To be sure, I used Wireshark to look at the the network trace and it's definitely the SRV requests that are timing out.

I looked at MC-60 but those symptoms seem different than mine. I'm not experiencing crashes and there's no difference after joining and leaving a server.

Comment by Kumasasa [ 28/Dec/12 ]

There is a possible relation to MC-60 , since this issue was fixed in Minecraft 1.4.7 , can you please retest this issue.

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