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How to Fix Networking Buffer Overflow Crash

Fix Networking Buffer Overflow by reducing view distance and updating mods with oversized packets.

Quick Fix

Reduce the view distance. If a mod causes it, report the bug to the mod developer.

Error Message

io.netty.handler.codec.EncoderException: Buffer overflow / Packet size exceeded

How to Fix

1

Reduce server view-distance to 8

2

Reduce the number of entities in dense areas

3

Update the mod identified in the error

4

Set network-compression-threshold to 256 in server.properties

Common Causes

  • Mod sending oversized network packets
  • Too many entities or block entities in view range
  • Custom mod networking not respecting packet size limits

Diagnostic Steps

  1. Lower view distance
  2. Clear entity-dense areas
  3. Update mods
  4. Restart

FAQ

What is network compression threshold?

The minimum packet size before compression is applied. Lower values compress more packets, reducing bandwidth at the cost of CPU.

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