Steam is down?

[Collective Foal]

Umm... it seems like I have no access to the Steam servers. I was on this morning, but now it tells me I have no connection and I can't even see who's online. I got into a TF2 match for a split second, but was then kicked for lacking a VAC server connection. Other people are on, as I heard voice chat upon entering the server. WTF, guys. Any help is greatly appreciated.

[BTGBullseye]

Try restarting your computer.

[Chuckthe2nd]

Yeah, it may be your own internet connection, not Steam.

[Jek Jek Roo]

I dunno. My computer is dead since Monday. I can't play anything ecpept HL2 and TF2 on my laptop

 

Anyway, I got some problems with connecting with the steam community, so I think there might be something wrong with the servers.

[Dr. Derpy Hooves Ph.D]

viewtopic.php?f=14&t=2723

[Lord Sinister]

http://www.accursedfarms.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=2723

 

That particular incident has long since past.

[Alyxx Thorne]

It goes down now and then. Not sure why, but I'm sure it eventually should work again.

[Collective Foal]

So, the answer to my problems... shutting the lid to the laptop. When I shut it and brought it back up, the servers were "down" but when I exhausted every possible reason for the loss, I had a stroke of genius and shut the lid. When I brought it back up BOOM, you have 11 friends online and blablablabla. I mean WTF? Just because I shut the lid.

[Chuckthe2nd]

I've actually had that happen before with my laptop...

[BTGBullseye]

Ah, antenna wasn't activating. Try disabling the power saving modes on the wireless card to prevent the problem from recurring.

[Alyxx Thorne]

Yeah, that sounds like the problem I had on my laptop, before it went completely busted on my ass.

[Jek Jek Roo]

I can't update my steam today :/ It says the Internat connection must be turned on. Well... It actually is :/

[Collective Foal]

That's the thing. I had access to the Internet and everything, just not the Steam servers. I opened up Firefox and searched for the answer to my problems, but came up with nothing. That why it doesn't make sense. I HAD internet access, but no Steam...

[Kirkreng]

Steam always seems to be the odd one out. I often find myself without internet connection on anything but magically Steam is working perfectly.

[Alyxx Thorne]

Steam might be using a different proxy or port.

[Jek Jek Roo]

I got this problem, again...

 

 

 

(it isn't my pic, just found it, but it's pretty the same thing)

 

I searched for the forums but I simply cannot fix this :/

Any idea?

[Chuckthe2nd]

Well, for one thing your Airport is turned off...or are you connecting through Ethernet?

[Jek Jek Roo]

Well, for one thing your Airport is turned off...or are you connecting through Ethernet?

Yeah, but getting a real wire doesn't help at all :/

[Chuckthe2nd]

Hmmm...I would indeed blame the Steam servers then.

 

On an unrelated note, since when is your name Nicholas?

[Jek Jek Roo]

Hmmm...I would indeed blame the Steam servers then.

 

On an unrelated note, since when is your name Nicholas?

 

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huh?