{"id":970,"date":"2022-03-04T11:10:17","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T11:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2022\/03\/04\/6028420-how-to-fix-the-err_connection_closed-error-at-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:12:09","slug":"6028420-how-to-fix-the-err_connection_closed-error-at-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/6028420-how-to-fix-the-err_connection_closed-error-at-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix the ERR_CONNECTION_CLOSED Error at Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">The ERR_CONNECTION_CLOSED or &ldquo;This site can&rsquo;t be reached&rdquo; can appear if you&rsquo;re using Google Chrome or a Chrome-based web browser and there is an issue with <b>the connection from your device to the website<\/b>:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/03\/e6ae671c-dcad-4e0b-9287-ad018b8b1ec5.jpg\" alt=\"A sample of the error message on a domain indicating \"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">To fix it, <b>restart your modem\/router<\/b> to ensure the connection is working and your device is connected to the Internet. Next, reset your network Settings. Expand the section below to find the instructions according to your operating system:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<details>\n<summary>\n<h2 id=\"h_18f8abbfdc\">Windows<\/h2>\n<\/summary>\n<div class=\"collapsible-section-content\">\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">For Windows 10 version 1607 and later, select the Start button, then go to Settings &rarr; Network &amp; Internet  &rarr; Status &rarr; Network reset<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">On the Network reset screen, select Reset now and click on Yes to confirm<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Restart your device<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>\n<h2 id=\"h_bdd3bce638\">Mac<\/h2>\n<\/summary>\n<div class=\"collapsible-section-content\">\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Go to System Preferences &rarr; Network, select Wi-Fi, and click on the minus button to delete the current configuration<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Click on the plus button and select Wi-Fi from the drop-down menu to set up a new connection<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>\n<h2 id=\"h_e1a24e2177\">Linux<\/h2>\n<\/summary>\n<div class=\"collapsible-section-content\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Open <b>Terminal<\/b> and enter the following command: <code>sudo service network-manager restart<\/code><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><hr><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_94ef383d3c\">What to Do if the Issue Persists<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">There are some additional steps you can try:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">If you&rsquo;re using a VPN, disable it<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"\/support\/1583501-how-to-clear-cache\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Clear your browser&rsquo;s cache<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"\/support\/5701448-how-to-flush-your-dns-cache\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Flush your DNS cache<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/speed\/public-dns\/docs\/using\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Use Google&rsquo;s Public DNS<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/chrome_webstore\/answer\/2664769?hl=en#\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Disable your browser&rsquo;s extensions<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Update or reinstall your browser<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">Since this error is related to the device or connection, you can still verify that your website is working by using a <b>different device<\/b> as well as a <b>different network<\/b>. For example, on your mobile using data instead of Wi-Fi or through a <b>proxy website<\/b>, such as <b><a href=\"https:\/\/kproxy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">kproxy.com<\/a><\/b> or <b><a href=\"https:\/\/proxysite.site\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">proxysite.site<\/a><\/b><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fixing the connection closed error<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[180],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-website-troubleshooting"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/6028420-how-to-fix-the-err_connection_closed-error-at-hostinger\/","default":1},{"locale":"es-ES","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/es\/support\/6028420-como-solucionar-el-error-err_connection_closed-en-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"fr-FR","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/fr\/support\/6028420-comment-corriger-l-erreur-err_connection_closed\/","default":0},{"locale":"id-ID","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/id\/support\/6028420-bagaimana-cara-memperbaiki-error-err_connection_closed-di-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"pt-PT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/br\/support\/6028420-como-corrigir-o-erro-err_connection_closed-no-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"uk-UA","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/ua\/support\/6028420----err_connection_closed\/","default":0}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=970"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3932,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/970\/revisions\/3932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}