Why is Steam not able to connect Steam-Network?

Question

This is the output when I try to start steam. It closes with the Message "Keine Verbindung zum Steam-Netzwerk möglich..." (No connection to Steam-Network...)

Removing appcache didn't help so far.

running Steam on ubuntu 13.04 64-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1370553818_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1370553818_client)
unlinked 0 orphaned pipes
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "overlay-scrollbar"
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1370553818_client)
[1004/102851:WARNING:proxy_service.cc(646)] PAC support disabled because there is no > system implementation
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1370553818_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1370553818_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1370553818_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1370553818_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1370553818_client)
Generating new string page texture 2: 48x256, total string texture memory is 49,15 KB
Generating new string page texture 3: 256x256, total string texture memory is 311,30 KB
(steam:12440): GLib-GIO-WARNING **: g_simple_async_result_complete() called from wrong context!
(steam:12440): GLib-GIO-WARNING **: g_simple_async_result_complete() called from wrong context!
(steam:12440): GLib-GIO-WARNING **: g_simple_async_result_complete() called from wrong context!
(steam:12440): GLib-GIO-WARNING **: g_simple_async_result_complete() called from wrong context!
(steam:12440): GLib-GIO-WARNING **: g_simple_async_result_complete() called from wrong context!
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1370553818_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1370553818_client)
`menu_proxy_module_load': /home/ex00r/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam: undefined symbol: menu_proxy_module_load
(steam:12440): Gtk-WARNING **: Failed to load type module: (null)
(steam:12440): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.
(steam:12440): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.
(steam:12440): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.
(steam:12440): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.
(steam:12440): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.
(steam:12440): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.
(steam:12440): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.
(steam:12440): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.
(steam:12440): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.
(steam:12440): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.
(steam:12440): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.
roaming config store loaded successfully - 6339 bytes.
migrating temporary roaming config store
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Generating new string page texture 4: 128x256, total string texture memory is 442,37 KB
Generating new string page texture 5: 384x256, total string texture memory is 835,58 KB
Generating new string page texture 6: 1024x256, total string texture memory is 1,88 MB
Generating new string page texture 7: 512x256, total string texture memory is 2,41 MB
Generating new string page texture 8: 24x256, total string texture memory is 2,43 MB
unlinked 2 orphaned pipes
CAsyncIOManager: 0 threads terminating.  0 reads, 0 writes, 0 deferrals.
CAsyncIOManager: 804 single object sleeps, 0 multi object sleeps
CAsyncIOManager: 0 single object alertable sleeps, 1 multi object alertable sleeps
[2013-10-04 10:28:50] Startup - updater built Jun  6 2013 13:48:29
[2013-10-04 10:28:50] Installation wird überprüft...
[2013-10-04 10:28:50] Verification complete
Shutting down. . .
[2013-10-04 10:29:08] Shutdown

Solution 1

Removing appcache helped me till a new steam version was released which seems to have it fixed.

You can remove appcache via terminal

rm -Rf ~/.steam/steam/appcache

Don't do this with sudo.

Solution 2

Same problem on German Ubuntu forum

http://forum.ubuntuusers.de/topic/steam-verbindet-nicht-zum-server/

This command helped me too

steam --reset

Solution 3

I have been able to reproduce this with perfect network connectivity when steam is closed unexpectedly. The solution in my case was to remove:

.local/share/Steam/config

This solution worked for me, and didn't force me to reinstall any game, just to login again

Solution 4

Have you tried the steps from this article?

Solution 5

I think in my case it was just that the Steam Auth servers were overloaded/down. Not much that can be done about that; I recommend checking Reddit to see if any recent discussion mentions an outage: https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam

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Comments

[eX00r]

Forwarding Ports in Fritz.Box and connecting directly via LAN didn't work. Also the -tcp option didn't.

[MadMike]

Can you login directly on the Steam-Website: steampowered.com ?

[areso]

Answer from user1990879 works for me fine... One note: don't do it with sudo (some users with this habit will be captured with error "Scannot run as root user"!) And all will works fine.

[ThorSummoner]

Ahh shit, this deletes all your installed games.

[Siim Kallari]

For me, it didn't delete all installed games and it helped to solve a problem of me being always in connecting state

[Thane Brimhall]

I can also confirm that my games remained installed, and this fixed the problem.