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**ResidentEthel** · 01-28-10, 04:43 PM

indeed

**imported_Iggy** · 01-28-10, 06:39 PM

Originally Posted by ResidentEthel

indeed

Well, I am just about out of ideas. Something has to be blocking the connection, I just don't know what it could be.

**MonkeyFiend** · 01-28-10, 10:50 PM

off the top of my head... you're not using peerguardian are you??

also... just for giggles, can you put this in a browser:

steam://support/?Issues=*

(I remember reading windows7in this thread somewhere, if you have win7 it will pull up taskhost as malware = false positive))

@iggy: it might be worth adding that link to your sig with the dxdiag, it has a lot of handy stuff in there :-)

**tejji** · 01-30-10, 08:28 AM

may be you just want to check both your ip address i.e., local and external ip address. it can be found here what is my ip

**ResidentEthel** · 01-30-10, 12:43 PM

Originally Posted by tejji

may be you just want to check both your ip address i.e., local and external ip address. it can be found here what is my ip

where would that get me? lol

**MonkeyFiend** · 01-30-10, 01:22 PM

any luck with the post above that though?

*the bits about peerguardian
*or using the steam://support/?Issues=* diagnostic??

Although not mentioning pirated games etc., you haven't had anything that would have adjusted the hosts file?

**ResidentEthel** · 01-30-10, 02:04 PM

no, i'm not using peerguardian and the other didn't really do much....

**MonkeyFiend** · 02-04-10, 04:42 AM

when you say didn't do much did it not bring back any output at all? That diagnostic URL is one thats registered when steam is installed and shouldn't require connectivity to the outside world.

So if it doesn't work, the likley problem is with steam and if it does generate something then we're back to connectivity issues with the outside world.