*Solved* Steam Client/Network Errors

[Maskedviper]

So I have just purchased a new PC and downloaded steam again. Only after two days of running smoothly, My PC has encountered several network and client related issues.

Starting from the top:

- Steam will not connect to my enter despite having both wireless and ethernet options. (This is my primary issue)

-To try and fix the above I uninstalled steam and reinstalled it. Steam would refuse to update, instead saying "Fatal Error, steam needs to be connected to WiFi".

-Solved this by using my downloaded version of steam on my laptop and transferring it to my desktop via USB stick.

-After fixing the above, I was again faced with my original issue of steam not connecting and being stuck on the "Retry or Go Offline" page.

-To attempt to fix this I logged out of steam from the Offline portal... now steam will not accept my Log in information saying "Account name or password has been entered incorrectly". WHICH IS FUNNY BECAUSE I AM CURRENTLY LOGGED INTO THE BROWSER VERSION OF STEAM USING THE SAME DAMN PASSWORD AND ACCOUNT NAME.


So to recap, I cannot log into steam since it will NOT accept my password and account name, while also not connecting to the internet.



*Solved*
My PC launched with GAMEFIRST VI software, something I have never used before, it's adaptive intelligence sensed steam was eating up too much CPU space while I was downloading games and moved to block connection. Since GAMEFIRST launches from the boot, it constantly locked out steam whenever I would restart or turn on my PC

[Iceira]

Change DL zone, this is know as ISP into steam issue, congestion
and covid19 dont make it better, and you need to learn it fast Matrix issue , to many go throgh same jumps and change to diffrent can be better for you.

maybe people get this better if we talk water flooding, this is same if water traffic cant get throgh some will have to go other way. ( and its here you dont want to tell all other about what zone you goto , whats the point if all hear it and switch to that zone , you just move problem with you. ) and then steam has 1 billion user , not saying all did move but many that read post, this is know as spreadout policy and that is not that easy to ask people to do. this is roughly explanation and simplified on it.

and again every ISP nightmare or even steam , if therre was a simple solution , they will have done it alongtime ago, and yet there is, but it require teamwork between many IT companys and they are both competative and have to teamwork. this is not that simple. you still need a global or contry isp board to get past such. and its here its not that simple.

[Iceira]

and yes you can have other issue.

point is lookup steam server status , most of the time they dont get near even high usage.

i did not look it up, every time i do such its never that.

im not here to defend steam, someday there will be a issue, thats my point. and i did not checked

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

When you build / get new PC always updated your stuff 1st, ensure OS fully updated, ensure you install all the drivers you need for all your apps. Also if you use 3rd party software that handle data for in and out, as well permissions, ensure it's not blocking apps you want to use, some anti virus will block, or false positive quarantine files. Last thing if using wifi, ensure the drivers for that adapter is updated, and working correctly.

Could try running in Windows safe mode with network enable, if it works there then means something on your side causing problems, as when in safe mode nothing should be launching other than windows stuff when boot into safemode.

Possible things that can be cause of issue, and worth to take a look in. Best of Luck.

- Modem / Router need a reboot.

- If you did anything in the Modem / Router settings, check your work to ensure you're not blocking things.

- If using some 3rd party software that manage incoming, and outgoing data on system, that may cause issues blocking things.

- If connecting to private VPN / DNS networks, they may be blocking somethings.

- Can try flushing your network, open command promt as admin, and give this a try.
netsh winsock reset
netsh int ip reset
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O4qOzFngjys

If not working still try these in order, then restart, and test.
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /renew

- Run in Windows safe mode with network enable. Press CTRL + R, type "msconfig" without the quotes included, click tab for boot, select safemode with network enable, confirm to restart PC, once in safemode, give things a test, if issue resolved, then something interfering with the client.

- Reinstalling Steam, to keep installed games, head to where you install Steam, delete everything there expect these two things only, "Steamapp" folder, and Steam.exe file, once you have done this launch Steam, and test to see if issue resolved.

[Maskedviper]

Iceira님이 먼저 게시:

Change DL zone, this is know as ISP into steam issue, congestion
and covid19 dont make it better, and you need to learn it fast Matrix issue , to many go throgh same jumps and change to diffrent can be better for you.

maybe people get this better if we talk water flooding, this is same if water traffic cant get throgh some will have to go other way. ( and its here you dont want to tell all other about what zone you goto , whats the point if all hear it and switch to that zone , you just move problem with you. ) and then steam has 1 billion user , not saying all did move but many that read post, this is know as spreadout policy and that is not that easy to ask people to do. this is roughly explanation and simplified on it.

and again every ISP nightmare or even steam , if therre was a simple solution , they will have done it alongtime ago, and yet there is, but it require teamwork between many IT companys and they are both competative and have to teamwork. this is not that simple. you still need a global or contry isp board to get past such. and its here its not that simple.

I just tried changing DL zone like 10 times and it's done nothing... I'm not sure if it's a Download region problem since this is the first time this has ever happened to me.

[Iceira]

point is it work for 2 days and now it dont, even dr shadows can be right you have other issue, and yet tomorrow its gone and you will blaim steam , and maybe they are not the cause. but network into them. ''either way gl with it."

way to many get the flooding part , and its your job to figure it out.
but as i and all other that checked all and problem solve itself over time, then you will learn this was thre cause , whatever it was its gone now. if you still have this issue after 24 hours, then start faulthy finding, best advice i can give you,

this has been learn by millions or billions of people , not even a steam issue but region or whatever happend in global or local that can happend to communication, only diffrence there should be backup, but many forget is there a backup of the backup, and where did that traffic go , this is know as Topolugy change, and i try to spare people for that ( and why i said wait 24hour, contact own isp if problem keep going ( most isp fix such region things within24hour but , i cant say you part of the problem this is best guess ) and most people dont know such and can explan alot why things fix itself. then emergency brakedown somewhere and itcan save you alot of time wait 24hour.

[Maskedviper]

Dr.Shadowds 🐉님이 먼저 게시:

When you build / get new PC always updated your stuff 1st, ensure OS fully updated, ensure you install all the drivers you need for all your apps. Also if you use 3rd party software that handle data for in and out, as well permissions, ensure it's not blocking apps you want to use, some anti virus will block, or false positive quarantine files. Last thing if using wifi, ensure the drivers for that adapter is updated, and working correctly.

Could try running in Windows safe mode with network enable, if it works there then means something on your side causing problems, as when in safe mode nothing should be launching other than windows stuff when boot into safemode.

Possible things that can be cause of issue, and worth to take a look in. Best of Luck.

- Modem / Router need a reboot.

- If you did anything in the Modem / Router settings, check your work to ensure you're not blocking things.

- If using some 3rd party software that manage incoming, and outgoing data on system, that may cause issues blocking things.

- If connecting to private VPN / DNS networks, they may be blocking somethings.

- Can try flushing your network, open command promt as admin, and give this a try.
netsh winsock reset
netsh int ip reset
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O4qOzFngjys

If not working still try these in order, then restart, and test.
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /renew

- Run in Windows safe mode with network enable. Press CTRL + R, type "msconfig" without the quotes included, click tab for boot, select safemode with network enable, confirm to restart PC, once in safemode, give things a test, if issue resolved, then something interfering with the client.

- Reinstalling Steam, to keep installed games, head to where you install Steam, delete everything there expect these two things only, "Steamapp" folder, and Steam.exe file, once you have done this launch Steam, and test to see if issue resolved.

Well stupid is as stupid does when it comes to me lmao. I didn't realize it but my computer came with GamefirstVI software enabled from the get-go... it decided that steam was eating too much ram and blocked it's traffic. GameFirst launches on boot as well so no matter how much I reset things it would continue to block connection.

The simplest answer is usually the correct one.

[Iceira]

and as you see own problem , and i said many time security is user own responsibilities.

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

That Asus GamefirstVI software sound horrible IMO,