Error code ERR_CONNECTION_RESET (connection dropped) 101: how to fix the failure with the simplest methods

In everyday work with Internet resources, you can often encounter a situation where, instead of the expected access to the page, the browser displays a message that the connection has been interrupted. The error ERR_CONNECTION_RESET is indicated as the reason (connection dropped). Why it arises and how to deal with it, now it will be shown using several basic techniques.

Error code ERR_CONNECTION_RESET (connection dropped) 101: what does this mean?

If you understand the nature of the failure itself, it can occur in several cases. For example, pages on the Internet can be blocked by the system's security features because of their unreliability (the likely content of threats).

In some cases, the 101st error code ERR_CONNECTION_RESET (connection dropped) may indicate incorrect settings for the web browser (in most cases this applies to proxy server settings). It is not uncommon for a problem to occur in the network itself, which makes it impossible to access the Internet.

ERR_CONNECTION_RESET error: how to fix the hosts file?

The first thing to do is look at the hosts file. It is there that lock settings can be prescribed. You can find this object in the main directory of the system if you first navigate to it in the System32 folder, and then go to the directory etc.

In most cases, the hosts file is hidden, so in order to see it, you need to set the appropriate options for displaying hidden objects (files and folders) in the view menu.

Open the file just so it does not work either. Here you need to use the context menu command, called by the right click, "Open with ...," and use the standard Notepad or any other editor of this type as an editor.

Now look at the contents. All that is below the line with the local host address 127.0.0.1 and the next line with the unit, after which localhost is again set, it is necessary to delete (this is the lock records), and then just save the changes.

Web browser and network settings

Another 101st error code ERR_CONNECTION_RESET (connection dropped) can appear for the sole reason that the browser itself has incorrect parameters. As an example, consider the popular Google Chrome browser.

We assume that when an attempt was made to visit a site, the ERR_CONNECTION_RESET error popped up. How can I fix it in the settings? Simple enough. To do this, go to the parameters by pressing a button with three dots or with a spanner located at the top right. Slightly scrolling down the window, go to the display of additional settings, and then find the "Network" section. There is a line for changing the settings of the proxy server, which you need to activate.

The new window selects the properties of the browser, and then in the settings of the parameters of the local network, their automatic detection is established. In this case, if the provider does not provide for the use of a proxy, the corresponding scripts should not be used.

By the way, the same applies to the settings of Internet Explorer or any other browser. In general, disabling proxy settings is the general rule for all Internet access programs.

As for the connection settings used to configure local networks and their protocols, it is usually necessary to automatically obtain addresses (IP, DNS, etc.) if the provider does not have another one. In this case, the problem can only consist in incorrect data entry, so you just need to check them to match those that were provided when creating the connection. In addition, usually an additional "birdie" is placed in front of the line that disables the use of the proxy for local addresses.

Firewall and antivirus exception lists

Quite often, Internet resources are blocked by a security system. The error code ERR_CONNECTION_RESET (connection dropped) indicates just this.

The output is the simplest: the browser used for Internet surfing in the firewall should be added to the list of exceptions by creating a new rule. In an anti-virus package, the blocked resource should be marked as reliable (provided that it is really such).

Troubleshooting network problems through the command line

Finally, the error ERR_CONNECTION_RESET, indicating the reset of the current connection, can be connected exclusively with problems in the local network itself. To fix the failure, of course, you can use different programs "fixers" (from English fix - "fix", "fix"). However, in the most general case, you can do much easier.

First, the command line is called (cmd in the "Run" menu). In the appeared console the command ipconfig / all with the subsequent pressing of an input key is registered. The application of this tool allows not only to scan the network for problems, but also to automatically eliminate the detected failures.

Optimization with third-party programs

In some cases, this problem can be solved with the help of specialized software. For example, the Advanced System Care software has its own module for optimizing the Internet connection.

It allows not only to increase the speed of access to the Network, but also in its core can identify existing or potential failures when trying to open resources. Naturally, user participation in this process is not required. However, you need to understand that this is more of a backup than the main method for eliminating this type of error. And with this module you need to work extremely carefully. There are cases when an automated correction did not lead to the desired result, but to a completely opposite effect.

Conclusion

The very same problem of the appearance of the above-described failure is not particularly critical, however, to solve it, it is desirable to first determine the cause. But, if you approach the issue from a practical point of view, you can perform all the actions in the order that was presented in this material.

It remains to add that the possible causes of malfunctions related to the penetration of viruses into the system were not considered here. Some of them are also capable of blocking Internet pages. However, they do not always modify the hosts file or create their own records in it. The impact can also be manifested in another way. But, I think, it's not necessary to remind any serious user about antivirus security issues. They should already be in priority.