Cant join a server

[Harms_1021]

About 2 weeks ago my friends server was not letting me go on it as soon as I join the server it would send me to a lobby and I have even tried /join (name) and now its happening to the servers I have created. I am whitelisted on both servers but it just keeps sending me to the lobby 

game version 1.17 Java

[StarBunnie]

Pretty sure all user servers are still on 1.16.5 and the lobby has viaversion on it so allowing 1.17 you have to stay on 1.16.5 for a couple of days till the server software is fully released.

[Harms_1021]

I'm not sure that's right as his has happened to other servers before the update!

but thank you very much for you help i will give it ago!

[_Tarna_]

If you want to be able to join with 1.17, you can get a plugin called ViaVersion. The server will still be on 1.16.5 but it will allow you to connect to the server with 1.17.