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  1. #1
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    Question Troubleshooting Steam network connection error?

    Hello,

    I am unable to use Steam on Linux. I tried Ubuntu 20.04 and 20.04.1, Pop!_OS 20.04, Linux Mint 20 Cinnamon, Solus 4.1 Budgie and even SteamOS. I've tried to get help from the Steam community to no avail.

    It used to work for me on Ubuntu 20.04 via flatpak only but that stopped working months ago. It worked for a few days on Linux Mint recently and suddenly stopped working.

    Installation methods tried: apt, deb package, flatpak, Ubuntu Software.

    Steam attempts to log in or connect for a few seconds and then shows the error message "Could not connect to Steam network."

    https://youtu.be/jq7Qsdz1jIs

    Can someone please help me troubleshoot the issue?

    Other things I have tried:

    • Run steam with the "-tcp" parameter.
    • Remove the AMD graphics card in my system and only keep the Nvidia one.


    System information

    MB: Rampage V Extreme (X99)
    CPU: Intel i7-5960X
    RAM: Crucial Micron, 32 GB
    GPU: Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti (primary), AMD Radeon RX 570 (VFIO)

    GPU driver: nvidia-driver-440

    Wired 1 Gbps local network and up to 1 Gbps internet.

    Steam error log

    Code:
    Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1599174997)
    Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1599174997)
    Loaded SDL version 2.0.13-5919606
    Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "gail"
    Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "atk-bridge"
    
    (steam:4200): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "adwaita",
    /usr/share/themes/Yaru-dark/gtk-2.0/main.rc:775: error: unexpected identifier `direction', expected character `}'
    
    (steam:4200): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "adwaita",
    /usr/share/themes/Yaru-dark/gtk-2.0/hacks.rc:28: error: invalid string constant "normal_entry", expected valid string constant
    Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1599174997)
    Fontconfig warning: line 5: unknown element "its:rules"
    Fontconfig warning: line 6: unknown element "its:translateRule"
    Fontconfig warning: line 9: unknown element "description"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-hinting-slight.conf", line 4: unknown element "its:rules"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-hinting-slight.conf", line 5: unknown element "its:translateRule"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-hinting-slight.conf", line 8: unknown element "description"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 4: unknown element "its:rules"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 5: unknown element "its:translateRule"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 8: unknown element "description"
    Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 76: non-double matrix element
    Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 76: non-double matrix element
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 84: saw unknown, expected number
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/11-lcdfilter-default.conf", line 4: unknown element "its:rules"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/11-lcdfilter-default.conf", line 5: unknown element "its:translateRule"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/11-lcdfilter-default.conf", line 8: unknown element "description"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/20-unhint-small-vera.conf", line 4: unknown element "its:rules"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/20-unhint-small-vera.conf", line 5: unknown element "its:translateRule"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/20-unhint-small-vera.conf", line 8: unknown element "description"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/30-metric-aliases.conf", line 4: unknown element "its:rules"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/30-metric-aliases.conf", line 5: unknown element "its:translateRule"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/30-metric-aliases.conf", line 8: unknown element "description"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/40-nonlatin.conf", line 4: unknown element "its:rules"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/40-nonlatin.conf", line 5: unknown element "its:translateRule"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/40-nonlatin.conf", line 8: unknown element "description"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/45-generic.conf", line 4: unknown element "its:rules"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/45-generic.conf", line 5: unknown element "its:translateRule"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/45-generic.conf", line 8: unknown element "description"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/45-latin.conf", line 4: unknown element "its:rules"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/45-latin.conf", line 5: unknown element "its:translateRule"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/45-latin.conf", line 8: unknown element "description"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/49-sansserif.conf", line 4: unknown element "its:rules"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/49-sansserif.conf", line 5: unknown element "its:translateRule"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/49-sansserif.conf", line 8: unknown element "description"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf", line 4: unknown element "its:rules"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf", line 5: unknown element "its:translateRule"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/50-user.conf", line 8: unknown element "description"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/51-local.conf", line 4: unknown element "its:rules"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/51-local.conf", line 5: unknown element "its:translateRule"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/51-local.conf", line 8: unknown element "description"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/60-generic.conf", line 4: unknown element "its:rules"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/60-generic.conf", line 5: unknown element "its:translateRule"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/60-generic.conf", line 8: unknown element "description"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/60-latin.conf", line 4: unknown element "its:rules"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/60-latin.conf", line 5: unknown element "its:translateRule"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/60-latin.conf", line 8: unknown element "description"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/65-fonts-persian.conf", line 34: unknown element "its:rules"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/65-fonts-persian.conf", line 35: unknown element "its:translateRule"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/65-nonlatin.conf", line 4: unknown element "its:rules"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/65-nonlatin.conf", line 5: unknown element "its:translateRule"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/65-nonlatin.conf", line 8: unknown element "description"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/69-unifont.conf", line 4: unknown element "its:rules"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/69-unifont.conf", line 5: unknown element "its:translateRule"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/70-no-bitmaps.conf", line 4: unknown element "its:rules"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/70-no-bitmaps.conf", line 5: unknown element "its:translateRule"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/70-no-bitmaps.conf", line 8: unknown element "description"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/80-delicious.conf", line 4: unknown element "its:rules"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/80-delicious.conf", line 5: unknown element "its:translateRule"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/90-synthetic.conf", line 4: unknown element "its:rules"
    Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/90-synthetic.conf", line 5: unknown element "its:translateRule"
    Could not connect to X session manager: None of the authentication protocols specified are supported
    [0912/162603.619202:INFO:crash_reporting.cc(247)] Crash reporting enabled for process: browser
    Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1599174997)
    Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1599174997)
    Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1599174997)
    CAppInfoCacheReadFromDiskThread took 0 milliseconds to initialize
    [0912/162603.668741:WARNING:crash_reporting.cc(286)] Failed to set crash key: UserID with value: 0
    [0912/162603.668813:WARNING:crash_reporting.cc(286)] Failed to set crash key: BuildID with value: 1599167902
    [0912/162603.668819:WARNING:crash_reporting.cc(286)] Failed to set crash key: SteamUniverse with value: Public
    [0912/162603.668824:WARNING:crash_reporting.cc(286)] Failed to set crash key: Vendor with value: Valve
    Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1599174997)
    Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1599174997)
    CApplicationManagerPopulateThread took 0 milliseconds to initialize (will have waited on CAppInfoCacheReadFromDiskThread)
    Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1599174997)
    Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1599174997)
    Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1599174997)
    Warning: failed to set thread priority: set failed for 8: -1: setpriority() failed
    Warning: failed to set thread priority: set failed for priority 8
    Warning: support for elevated priorities is most likely unavailable, suppressing future warnings
    Warning: failed to set thread priority: set failed for 8: -1: setpriority() failed
    Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1599174997)
    Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1599174997)
    Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1599174997)
    Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1599174997)
    /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gio/modules/libgiognutls.so: undefined symbol: g_datagram_based_create_source
    Failed to load module: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gio/modules/libgiognutls.so
    /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gio/modules/libgiognomeproxy.so: undefined symbol: g_task_set_name
    Failed to load module: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gio/modules/libgiognomeproxy.so
    /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gio/modules/libdconfsettings.so: undefined symbol: g_log_structured_standard
    Failed to load module: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gio/modules/libdconfsettings.so
    /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gio/modules/libgvfsdbus.so: undefined symbol: g_date_time_format_iso8601
    Failed to load module: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gio/modules/libgvfsdbus.so
    /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gio/modules/libgioremote-volume-monitor.so: undefined symbol: g_mount_operation_get_is_tcrypt_system_volume
    Failed to load module: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gio/modules/libgioremote-volume-monitor.so
    Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1599174997)
    /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gio/modules/libgiolibproxy.so: undefined symbol: g_task_set_name
    Failed to load module: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gio/modules/libgiolibproxy.so
    Proceed to auto login
    GLib-GIO-Message: Using the 'memory' GSettings backend.  Your settings will not be saved or shared with other applications.
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Unknown device type 13
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Could not create object for /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/4: unknown object type
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: handle_property_changed: failed to update property 'devices' of object type NMActiveConnection.
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Unknown device type 14
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Could not create object for /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1: unknown object type
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Unknown device type 13
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Could not create object for /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/4: unknown object type
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Unknown device type 16
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Could not create object for /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/5: unknown object type
    [0912/162603.817154:WARNING:crash_reporting.cc(286)] Failed to set crash key: UserID with value: 0
    [0912/162603.817237:WARNING:crash_reporting.cc(286)] Failed to set crash key: BuildID with value: 1599167902
    [0912/162603.817244:WARNING:crash_reporting.cc(286)] Failed to set crash key: SteamUniverse with value: Public
    [0912/162603.817249:WARNING:crash_reporting.cc(286)] Failed to set crash key: Vendor with value: Valve
    [0912/162603.817913:INFO:crash_reporting.cc(247)] Crash reporting enabled for process: gpu-process
    Could not connect to X session manager: None of the authentication protocols specified are supported
    Opted-in Controller Mask for AppId 0: 0
    Could not connect to X session manager: None of the authentication protocols specified are supported
    Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1599174997)
    [0912/162604.153880:WARNING:crash_reporting.cc(286)] Failed to set crash key: UserID with value: 0
    [0912/162604.153950:WARNING:crash_reporting.cc(286)] Failed to set crash key: BuildID with value: 1599167902
    [0912/162604.153957:WARNING:crash_reporting.cc(286)] Failed to set crash key: SteamUniverse with value: Public
    [0912/162604.153962:WARNING:crash_reporting.cc(286)] Failed to set crash key: Vendor with value: Valve
    [0912/162604.155285:INFO:crash_reporting.cc(247)] Crash reporting enabled for process: utility
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'autoconnect-priority'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'interface-name'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Unknown setting 'proxy'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'route-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'address-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'route-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'address-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'route-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'address-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Unknown setting 'proxy'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'route-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'address-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'interface-name'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Unknown setting 'proxy'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'route-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'address-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'route-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'address-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'interface-name'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Unknown setting 'proxy'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'route-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'dns-priority'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'address-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'route-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'dns-priority'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'address-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Unknown setting 'bridge'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: replace_settings: error updating connection /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/4 settings: (3) type
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'autoconnect-priority'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'interface-name'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Unknown setting 'proxy'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'route-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'address-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'route-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'address-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'route-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'address-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Unknown setting 'proxy'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'route-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'address-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'interface-name'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Unknown setting 'proxy'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'route-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'address-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'route-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'address-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'interface-name'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Unknown setting 'proxy'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'route-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'dns-priority'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'address-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'route-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'dns-priority'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Ignoring invalid property 'address-data'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: Unknown setting 'bridge'
    
    ** (steam:4200): WARNING **: replace_settings: error updating connection /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings/4 settings: (3) type
    Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1599174997)
    
    (steam:4200): Gtk-WARNING **: gtk_disable_setlocale() must be called before gtk_init()
    Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1599174997)
    Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1599174997)
    Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1599174997)
    Could not connect to X session manager: None of the authentication protocols specified are supported
    Could not connect to X session manager: None of the authentication protocols specified are supported
    Exiting workitem thread
    Last edited by sldayo; September 12th, 2020 at 08:29 AM.

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Nov 2009
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    Kubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa

    Re: Troubleshooting Steam network connection error?

    don't ask steam community, ask steam.

    in any case, are you running any GUI applications as root? is your IP static or dynamic?

    what is the current install you used in the log above? is this from software center?
    Read the easy to understand, lots of pics Ubuntu manual.
    Do i need antivirus/firewall in linux?
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  3. #3
    Join Date
    Sep 2020
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    Re: Troubleshooting Steam network connection error?

    Thanks for your reply.

    I am not running any GUI apps as root.

    Dynamic IP on the WAN and a static local IP is mapped in the router's DNS server.

    The current install method was "sudo apt install steam".

    Code:
    $ ps -u root
        PID TTY          TIME CMD
          1 ?        00:01:07 systemd
          2 ?        00:00:00 kthreadd
          3 ?        00:00:00 rcu_gp
          4 ?        00:00:00 rcu_par_gp
          6 ?        00:00:00 kworker/0:0H-kblockd
          9 ?        00:00:00 mm_percpu_wq
         10 ?        00:00:01 ksoftirqd/0
         11 ?        00:00:29 rcu_sched
         12 ?        00:00:00 migration/0
         13 ?        00:00:00 idle_inject/0
         14 ?        00:00:00 cpuhp/0
         15 ?        00:00:00 cpuhp/1
         16 ?        00:00:00 idle_inject/1
         17 ?        00:00:00 migration/1
         18 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/1
         20 ?        00:00:00 kworker/1:0H-kblockd
         21 ?        00:00:00 cpuhp/2
         22 ?        00:00:00 idle_inject/2
         23 ?        00:00:00 migration/2
         24 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/2
         26 ?        00:00:00 kworker/2:0H-kblockd
         27 ?        00:00:00 cpuhp/3
         28 ?        00:00:00 idle_inject/3
         29 ?        00:00:00 migration/3
         30 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/3
         32 ?        00:00:00 kworker/3:0H-kblockd
         33 ?        00:00:00 cpuhp/4
         34 ?        00:00:00 idle_inject/4
         35 ?        00:00:00 migration/4
         36 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/4
         38 ?        00:00:00 kworker/4:0H-kblockd
         39 ?        00:00:00 cpuhp/5
         40 ?        00:00:00 idle_inject/5
         41 ?        00:00:00 migration/5
         42 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/5
         44 ?        00:00:00 kworker/5:0H-kblockd
         45 ?        00:00:00 cpuhp/6
         46 ?        00:00:00 idle_inject/6
         47 ?        00:00:00 migration/6
         48 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/6
         50 ?        00:00:00 kworker/6:0H-kblockd
         51 ?        00:00:00 cpuhp/7
         52 ?        00:00:00 idle_inject/7
         53 ?        00:00:00 migration/7
         54 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/7
         56 ?        00:00:00 kworker/7:0H-kblockd
         57 ?        00:00:00 cpuhp/8
         58 ?        00:00:00 idle_inject/8
         59 ?        00:00:00 migration/8
         60 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/8
         62 ?        00:00:00 kworker/8:0H-kblockd
         63 ?        00:00:00 cpuhp/9
         64 ?        00:00:00 idle_inject/9
         65 ?        00:00:00 migration/9
         66 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/9
         68 ?        00:00:00 kworker/9:0H-kblockd
         69 ?        00:00:00 cpuhp/10
         70 ?        00:00:00 idle_inject/10
         71 ?        00:00:00 migration/10
         72 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/10
         74 ?        00:00:00 kworker/10:0H-kblockd
         75 ?        00:00:00 cpuhp/11
         76 ?        00:00:00 idle_inject/11
         77 ?        00:00:00 migration/11
         78 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/11
         80 ?        00:00:00 kworker/11:0H-kblockd
         81 ?        00:00:00 cpuhp/12
         82 ?        00:00:00 idle_inject/12
         83 ?        00:00:00 migration/12
         84 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/12
         86 ?        00:00:00 kworker/12:0H-kblockd
         87 ?        00:00:00 cpuhp/13
         88 ?        00:00:00 idle_inject/13
         89 ?        00:00:00 migration/13
         90 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/13
         92 ?        00:00:00 kworker/13:0H-kblockd
         93 ?        00:00:00 cpuhp/14
         94 ?        00:00:00 idle_inject/14
         95 ?        00:00:00 migration/14
         96 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/14
         98 ?        00:00:00 kworker/14:0H-kblockd
         99 ?        00:00:00 cpuhp/15
        100 ?        00:00:00 idle_inject/15
        101 ?        00:00:00 migration/15
        102 ?        00:00:00 ksoftirqd/15
        104 ?        00:00:00 kworker/15:0H-kblockd
        105 ?        00:00:00 kdevtmpfs
        106 ?        00:00:00 netns
        107 ?        00:00:00 rcu_tasks_kthre
        108 ?        00:00:00 kauditd
        111 ?        00:00:00 khungtaskd
        112 ?        00:00:00 oom_reaper
        113 ?        00:00:00 writeback
        114 ?        00:00:00 kcompactd0
        115 ?        00:00:00 ksmd
        116 ?        00:00:00 khugepaged
        163 ?        00:00:00 kintegrityd
        164 ?        00:00:00 kblockd
        165 ?        00:00:00 blkcg_punt_bio
        179 ?        00:00:00 tpm_dev_wq
        180 ?        00:00:00 ata_sff
        181 ?        00:00:00 md
        182 ?        00:00:00 edac-poller
        183 ?        00:00:00 devfreq_wq
        184 ?        00:00:00 watchdogd
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    Re: Troubleshooting Steam network connection error?

    I have discovered that Steam somehow works fine on Linux when I am connected to a VPN on this computer, but it works fine without VPN on Windows.

    Switching from NetworkManager to systemd-networkd did not help.
    Last edited by sldayo; September 15th, 2020 at 05:48 AM.

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    Re: Troubleshooting Steam network connection error?

    then the issue is not steam, but the network configuration. somehow you had it configured that it has to connect via VPN. i am not sure how exactly that works. i do know i can't access some sites unless i use company VPN (in windows 10). and if i use VPN, then i also need to use company proxy to access internet or something like that.
    Read the easy to understand, lots of pics Ubuntu manual.
    Do i need antivirus/firewall in linux?
    Full disk backup (newer kernel -> suitable for newer PC): Clonezilla
    User friendly full disk backup: Rescuezilla

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    Re: Troubleshooting Steam network connection error?

    More testing confirms again that Steam does not work without VPN on Linux on my computer. Interestingly, if I set up ExpressVPN on my router/firewall (Ubiquity EdgeRouter PoE), i.e. for all devices connected through the router, then Steam works fine on Linux without setting up VPN specifically on this computer! Internet seems to be more stable in general now that I am using the VPN.
    Last edited by sldayo; September 15th, 2020 at 07:09 AM.

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    Re: Troubleshooting Steam network connection error?

    Although I don't know the exact cause, the issue has finally disappeared.

    Steam works fine now after powering off both the router and modem at the same time which resulted in my ISP assigning me a different IP.

    I don't know if the new IP itself, its reputation, different routing or something else did it.

    Thanks for the help!
    Last edited by sldayo; September 17th, 2020 at 08:54 AM.

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    Re: Troubleshooting Steam network connection error?

    Quote Originally Posted by sldayo View Post
    I don't know if the new IP itself, its reputation, different routing or something else did it.
    yes, that could be it. Previous IP was abused (not necessary, by the IP holder). that's why it worked via VPN.

    many here use dynamic IP, but they actually keep same IP. i made a deal with provider to use static.
    Read the easy to understand, lots of pics Ubuntu manual.
    Do i need antivirus/firewall in linux?
    Full disk backup (newer kernel -> suitable for newer PC): Clonezilla
    User friendly full disk backup: Rescuezilla

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