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Rust "EAC: Disconnected" error: how to fix it

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September 25, 2026

Facepunch Help Center: EAC: Disconnected (official) ↗

Rust disconnects you from a server with an Easy Anti-Cheat "Disconnected" error.

Also appears as: EAC: Disconnected, Disconnected: EAC, rust disconnected eac, rust eac disconnected, rust eac connection failed, client.easyanticheat.net

Facepunch says this means your connection to Easy Anti-Cheat's back-end servers is not working, so the game server can't verify that EAC is enabled and disconnects you. The two things it asks you to check are on your side: that you launched Rust from Steam, and that your antivirus or firewall isn't blocking EAC's connection.

Fix it, step by step

  1. Launch Rust from the Steam library, not the game folder

    Launch Rust from the Steam library, not from the game folder. Facepunch says EAC isn't loaded if the game isn't launched from Steam.

  2. Make sure antivirus and firewall allow client.easyanticheat.net

    Make sure your antivirus and firewall aren't blocking client.easyanticheat.net. Facepunch says EAC uses a standard HTTP/HTTPS connection to it on ports 80 and 443.

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