Can't connect to any gaming servers
I am using a desktop with a wired connection. I can use Skype, surf the web. I can login to Steam on the browser.
I can't connect to League of Legends (logging in gives me a "Can't connect to maestro server" error). I can't connect to Steam (which gives me a "Can't connect to servers. Check your connection." error). I have flushed my DNS, checked proxy settings, checked internet settings (IPv4 DNS config), renewed IP, even checked hosts file.
On the other hand I can somehow play Hearthstone. On a laptop with a wireless connection I can login to League and Steam.
Any ideas?
Best Answer
According to the League of Legends Forums (here) you can try this:
Some sort of Maestro Error
- Restart your computer
- Temporarily Disable/Make exceptions in your Anti-virus/Anti-spyware software
- Temporarily Disable/Make exceptions in your Firewall
- Disable process protection software.
- Make sure you're running software in Administrative Mode/With admin privileges
- In Windows Vista/Windows 7, double check your Account Controls
- Reset your Internet Explorer Settings and make sure you have not disabled scripting options
One person solved it by going to
C:\Riot Games\League of Legends\RADS\projects\lol_air_client\releases\0.0.0.237\deploy
and setting LolClient.exe to run as admin.
One person updated Windows by running Windows Update and the problem was solved.
It's quite a common error and many people have odd ways of solving it. But since LoL and Steam don't connect I assume it's strictly connection or permissions.
EDIT: Here's a video that explains how to fix the problem. (He explains the Maestro Error at 2 min 24 sec. It has to do with Anti-Virus ;) )
I've had this happen to me and it was the Anti-Virus I was running (Kaspersky btw). I tried white-listing it on the firewall, Virus list EVERYTHING and it still didn't work. The only way I managed it to work was to play with the Anti-Virus turned off. (But this was my personal case).
END EDIT
If you can solve it for LoL you will most likely solve it for Steam.
I wish you good luck! and I hope that I gave you some good things to try and fix the problem since we never know for sure what the solution is.
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Why would I not be able to connect to a server?
Cannot connect the computer to the server because either another software installation is in progress or, the computer has a restart pending. Either complete the installation process, or, restart the computer and try to connect it again.Why is my game not connecting to internet?
It may be that the Internet connection is not detected. Stopping the game from the taskbar and restarting it while the Internet connection is enabled should solve this problem. If it doesn't, please turn off your device for 2 minutes, restart it, re-establish the Internet connection and then launch the game.Can - Mother Sky (1970) [HQ]
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Answer 2
Only thing I can suggest is calling your internet provider. Best thing you can do is get an I.T. guy to come check it out. Only thing I think that's possible to check on your router settings would be ports, but other than that, and based on the comments, I think this is on their part.
Answer 3
This may be a server browser problem. I just had a similar issue a few days ago which was solved by deleting 2 steam files:
Serverbrowser Problems
If you only have a problem with servers listing or staying listed or in history (but can play otherwise (client problem), you should be able to solve the problem by closing Steam, deleting masterservers.vdf and serverbrowser.vdf in the Config directory, and re-launching Steam.
I could not see any servers when I right-clicked on the steam tray icon and selected "servers." I also could not get a server list from within a particular game (Killing Floor). It seemed to hang on "getting master server list" and never got a list.
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