How to fix VALORANT error code VAN 79
This is a network error where something is blocking VALORANT from reaching the server. Clearing the block resolves it. Jump to your situation below or work through the methods in order.
This is a network error where something is blocking VALORANT from reaching the server. Clearing the block resolves it. Jump to your situation below or work through the methods in order.
VALORANT error code VAN 79 is a network block: something is preventing VALORANT from communicating with Riot's servers, often a firewall, unstable routing, or a corrupted network configuration. The fix is to clear the path and refresh the network: make sure VALORANT-Win64-Shipping and the Riot Client are allowed through Windows Firewall for both private and public networks, restart the router to fix unstable routing, and if it persists, reset Winsock (netsh winsock reset) and flush DNS to repair a damaged network stack. Disabling a VPN that may be interfering also helps. Because VAN 79 is about the connection being blocked rather than a game fault, restoring an open, healthy network path clears it.
VAN 79 is Vanguard or the client reporting it cannot reach the server. Something on the network path, a firewall rule, unstable routing, or a broken network configuration, is blocking the communication VALORANT needs.
Clearing the block is the fix: allow the game through the firewall, restart the router for routing issues, and reset Winsock plus flush DNS if the network stack itself is damaged. Turning off an interfering VPN removes another common blocker.
“VAN 79 is a wall between VALORANT and the server. Usually it is the firewall, so I make sure VALORANT-Win64-Shipping and the Riot Client are ticked through for both private and public networks. Then I restart the router for routing gremlins. If it is being stubborn, I reset Winsock with netsh winsock reset and flush DNS, because a mangled network stack throws this too. And I kill any VPN, since those love to block the connection.”
netsh winsock reset ipconfig /flushdns
VAN 79 is a network block stopping VALORANT reaching the server. Allow VALORANT-Win64-Shipping and the Riot Client through the firewall for private and public networks, restart the router, disable any VPN, and reset Winsock with netsh winsock reset plus a DNS flush if it persists.
If VAN 79 survives firewall changes and a Winsock reset, testing on a different network (such as a phone hotspot) quickly shows whether your router or ISP is filtering Riot's traffic, which points the fix at the network rather than the PC. You can also submit your error to us for a tailored fix.
