steam can't connect to network

[DWELLER23]

hi guys some can help me pls? i haven't try to connect my laptop to internet for a week and now when i try to open my steam it start to download an update after that i cant connect to internet i tryed to reinstall steam and still the same pls help me thank you

[Gidgit]

Is your firewall blocking Steam? press the windows key and type " firewall " and click allow a program thru firewall. at the top right click change settings and find steam and check allow thru private and public. Let me know if that fixes it.

[DWELLER23]

Originally posted by Jerry Seinfeld:

Is your firewall blocking Steam? press the windows key and type " firewall " and click allow a program thru firewall. at the top right click change settings and find steam and check allow thru private and public. Let me know if that fixes it.

yeah i already check my firewall its open for steam all of my games and programs is open to firewall i just get this problem right now after the update from steam

[DWELLER23]

Originally posted by Jerry Seinfeld:

So if i understand, you can connect on your internet browser but not the client? Also hat version of Windows / Linux are you on? If you have it can you connect to Skype etc?

yeah i have an internet connection and i'm connected to my Steam account on google right now but when i'm going to login to Steam App it says steam is having trouble connecting to the Steam servers

[Gidgit]

Originally posted by dweller160890:

Originally posted by Jerry Seinfeld:

So if i understand, you can connect on your internet browser but not the client? Also hat version of Windows / Linux are you on? If you have it can you connect to Skype etc?

yeah i have an internet connection and i'm connected to my Steam account on google right now but when i'm going to login to Steam App it says steam is having trouble connecting to the Steam servers

So if i understand, you can connect on your internet browser but not the client? Also hat version of Windows / Linux are you on? If you have it can you connect to Skype etc? ( PS if you ARE ON WINDOWS ) Close steam press the for flagged key at the left and the letter R at the same time and type %temp% and remove all files in that foldetr and re try tell me if that does not work

[DWELLER23]

its still the same

[DWELLER23]

by the way im on windows 10

[DWELLER23]

yeah im on skype now

[Gidgit]

also check http://downdetector.com/status/steam/map/ and see if where you live is down

[DWELLER23]

i live in Saudi Arabia right now coz im working here

[Gidgit]

can you goto C:\Program Files\Steam and remove everything but the folder steam apps and steam.exe

[Gidgit]

then right click steam.exe and click run as administrater

[topnotch]

Note:
Many university networks and proxies block required ports for Steam operation - please consult your network administrator to ensure the required ports are open if you are using a university network or a proxy. Ports required for Steam can not be re-mapped to HTTP or reconfigured to a custom port range.

[DWELLER23]

Originally posted by Jerry Seinfeld:

can you goto C:\Program Files\Steam and remove everything but the folder steam apps and steam.exe

what do you mean remove? erase or delete the folder?

[topnotch]

Originally posted by dweller160890:

Originally posted by Jerry Seinfeld:

can you goto C:\Program Files\Steam and remove everything but the folder steam apps and steam.exe

what do you mean remove? erase or delete the folder?

if the original author did this , he wold have been trolled like america

[DWELLER23]

Originally posted by doge | topnotch°:

Note:
Many university networks and proxies block required ports for Steam operation - please consult your network administrator to ensure the required ports are open if you are using a university network or a proxy. Ports required for Steam can not be re-mapped to HTTP or reconfigured to a custom port range.

im not in university and im using steam for 3 years at the internet provider