Sometimes friends on the same Wi-Fi can't see each other's hosted games. Constant Connection Issues?

c_connect("192.168.1.50", 10999, "")

Here is the secret Klei doesn't advertise loudly:

This is the hidden gem. Windows 10 and 11 have a feature called "TCP Checksum Offloading." It sounds efficient (it lets your network card handle checksums instead of the CPU), but for Don’t Starve Together ’s tiny, rapid-fire UDP packets, it causes massive corruption.

If you have a controller, you don't even need a second PC.

: A simple router restart can clear cached network errors that prevent server browsing. Disable Proxy/VPN

Now light that campfire, cook those meatballs, and for sanity's sake—stop picking flowers right before Winter. Happy surviving.

For the price of a sandwich, you get:

This method often fixes the issue when the server browser fails to punch through the network.