wondering if anyone could help me with this: my minecraft suddenly stopped working yesterday I couldn't log into any servers it said the authentication servers were down for maintenance yet the website said everything was working fine I tried logging out and logging back in but it wouldn't let me log back in I got the message saying sockettimeout connect time out so I tried reinstalling minecraft but I cant load minecraft.net to download it because that also timed out i tried logging in on my phone with minechat which also didn't work when i was connecting with my wifi but it worked when i used my phone data my isp and phone carrier are the same company and it suddenly stopped working i was on nations and i relogged then wasn't able to log back in ive tried restarting my modem and router, restarting my pc, disabling firewall, disabling anti virus programs, port forwarding. i didn't change anything from when it was working until it stopped working so if you have any ideas please let me know ^^
[21:38:51 INFO]: Minecraft Launcher 1.6.51 (through bootstrap 5) started on windows...
[21:38:51 INFO]: Current time is Mar 2, 2016 9:38:51 PM
[21:38:51 INFO]: System.getProperty('os.name') == 'Windows 8.1'
[21:38:51 INFO]: System.getProperty('os.version') == '6.3'
[21:38:51 INFO]: System.getProperty('os.arch') == 'amd64'
[21:38:51 INFO]: System.getProperty('java.version') == '1.8.0_73'
[21:38:51 INFO]: System.getProperty('java.vendor') == 'Oracle Corporation'
[21:38:51 INFO]: System.getProperty('sun.arch.data.model') == '64'
[21:38:51 INFO]: proxy == DIRECT
[21:38:51 INFO]: JFX is already initialized
[21:38:51 INFO]: Refreshing local version list...
[21:38:51 INFO]: Refreshing remote version list...
[21:39:07 ERROR]: Unexpected exception refreshing version list
java.net.SocketTimeoutException: connect timed out
at java.net.TwoStacksPlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.<init>(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.New(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.getNewHttpClient(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect0(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream0(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsURLConnectionImpl.getInputStream(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at com.mojang.launcher.Http.performGet(Http.java:54) ~[launcher.jar:1.6.51]
at net.minecraft.launcher.updater.RemoteVersionList.getContent(RemoteVersionList.java:60) ~[launcher.jar:1.6.51]
at net.minecraft.launcher.updater.RemoteVersionList.refreshVersions(RemoteVersionList.java:42) ~[launcher.jar:1.6.51]
at net.minecraft.launcher.updater.MinecraftVersionManager.refreshVersions(MinecraftVersionManager.java:62) ~[launcher.jar:1.6.51]
at net.minecraft.launcher.Launcher$2.run(Launcher.java:133) [launcher.jar:1.6.51]
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_73]
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_73]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_73]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_73]
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_73]
[21:39:07 INFO]: Loaded 14 profile(s); selected 'LiteLoader 1.8 with Optifine HD_U_C7'
[21:39:07 INFO]: Refreshing auth...
[21:39:07 INFO]: Logging in with access token
[21:39:37 ERROR]: Exception whilst logging into profile
com.mojang.authlib.exceptions.AuthenticationUnavailableException: Cannot contact authentication server
at com.mojang.authlib.yggdrasil.YggdrasilAuthenticationService.makeRequest(YggdrasilAuthenticationService.java:71) ~[launcher.jar:1.6.51]
at com.mojang.authlib.yggdrasil.YggdrasilUserAuthentication.logInWithToken(YggdrasilUserAuthentication.java:132) ~[launcher.jar:1.6.51]
at com.mojang.authlib.yggdrasil.YggdrasilUserAuthentication.logIn(YggdrasilUserAuthentication.java:55) ~[launcher.jar:1.6.51]
at net.minecraft.launcher.Launcher.ensureLoggedIn(Launcher.java:215) [launcher.jar:1.6.51]
at net.minecraft.launcher.Launcher$2.run(Launcher.java:169) [launcher.jar:1.6.51]
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_73]
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_73]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_73]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_73]
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_73]
Caused by: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: connect timed out
at java.net.TwoStacksPlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.<init>(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.New(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.getNewHttpClient(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect0(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getOutputStream0(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getOutputStream(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsURLConnectionImpl.getOutputStream(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at com.mojang.authlib.HttpAuthenticationService.performPostRequest(HttpAuthenticationService.java:73) ~[launcher.jar:1.6.51]
at com.mojang.authlib.yggdrasil.YggdrasilAuthenticationService.makeRequest(YggdrasilAuthenticationService.java:54) ~[launcher.jar:1.6.51]
... 9 more
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wondering if anyone could help me with this: my minecraft suddenly stopped working yesterday I couldn't log into any servers it said the authentication servers were down for maintenance yet the website said everything was working fine I tried logging out and logging back in but it wouldn't let me log back in I got the message saying sockettimeout connect time out so I tried reinstalling minecraft but I cant load minecraft.net to download it because that also timed out i tried logging in on my phone with minechat which also didn't work when i was connecting with my wifi but it worked when i used my phone data my isp and phone carrier are the same company and it suddenly stopped working i was on nations and i relogged then wasn't able to log back in ive tried restarting my modem and router, restarting my pc, disabling firewall, disabling anti virus programs, port forwarding. i didn't change anything from when it was working until it stopped working so if you have any ideas please let me know ^^
UPDATE: I am able to connect when using a vpn but i cannot afford to pay for a good vpn and the free ones lag
launcher log with details of the problem
[21:38:51 INFO]: Minecraft Launcher 1.6.51 (through bootstrap 5) started on windows...
[21:38:51 INFO]: Current time is Mar 2, 2016 9:38:51 PM
[21:38:51 INFO]: System.getProperty('os.name') == 'Windows 8.1'
[21:38:51 INFO]: System.getProperty('os.version') == '6.3'
[21:38:51 INFO]: System.getProperty('os.arch') == 'amd64'
[21:38:51 INFO]: System.getProperty('java.version') == '1.8.0_73'
[21:38:51 INFO]: System.getProperty('java.vendor') == 'Oracle Corporation'
[21:38:51 INFO]: System.getProperty('sun.arch.data.model') == '64'
[21:38:51 INFO]: proxy == DIRECT
[21:38:51 INFO]: JFX is already initialized
[21:38:51 INFO]: Refreshing local version list...
[21:38:51 INFO]: Refreshing remote version list...
[21:39:07 ERROR]: Unexpected exception refreshing version list
java.net.SocketTimeoutException: connect timed out
at java.net.TwoStacksPlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.<init>(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.New(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.getNewHttpClient(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect0(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream0(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsURLConnectionImpl.getInputStream(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at com.mojang.launcher.Http.performGet(Http.java:54) ~[launcher.jar:1.6.51]
at net.minecraft.launcher.updater.RemoteVersionList.getContent(RemoteVersionList.java:60) ~[launcher.jar:1.6.51]
at net.minecraft.launcher.updater.RemoteVersionList.refreshVersions(RemoteVersionList.java:42) ~[launcher.jar:1.6.51]
at net.minecraft.launcher.updater.MinecraftVersionManager.refreshVersions(MinecraftVersionManager.java:62) ~[launcher.jar:1.6.51]
at net.minecraft.launcher.Launcher$2.run(Launcher.java:133) [launcher.jar:1.6.51]
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_73]
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_73]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_73]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_73]
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_73]
[21:39:07 INFO]: Loaded 14 profile(s); selected 'LiteLoader 1.8 with Optifine HD_U_C7'
[21:39:07 INFO]: Refreshing auth...
[21:39:07 INFO]: Logging in with access token
[21:39:37 ERROR]: Exception whilst logging into profile
com.mojang.authlib.exceptions.AuthenticationUnavailableException: Cannot contact authentication server
at com.mojang.authlib.yggdrasil.YggdrasilAuthenticationService.makeRequest(YggdrasilAuthenticationService.java:71) ~[launcher.jar:1.6.51]
at com.mojang.authlib.yggdrasil.YggdrasilUserAuthentication.logInWithToken(YggdrasilUserAuthentication.java:132) ~[launcher.jar:1.6.51]
at com.mojang.authlib.yggdrasil.YggdrasilUserAuthentication.logIn(YggdrasilUserAuthentication.java:55) ~[launcher.jar:1.6.51]
at net.minecraft.launcher.Launcher.ensureLoggedIn(Launcher.java:215) [launcher.jar:1.6.51]
at net.minecraft.launcher.Launcher$2.run(Launcher.java:169) [launcher.jar:1.6.51]
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_73]
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_73]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_73]
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_73]
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) [?:1.8.0_73]
Caused by: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: connect timed out
at java.net.TwoStacksPlainSocketImpl.socketConnect(Native Method) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.doConnect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connectToAddress(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.<init>(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsClient.New(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.getNewHttpClient(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect0(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.AbstractDelegateHttpsURLConnection.connect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getOutputStream0(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getOutputStream(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at sun.net.www.protocol.https.HttpsURLConnectionImpl.getOutputStream(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_73]
at com.mojang.authlib.HttpAuthenticationService.performPostRequest(HttpAuthenticationService.java:73) ~[launcher.jar:1.6.51]
at com.mojang.authlib.yggdrasil.YggdrasilAuthenticationService.makeRequest(YggdrasilAuthenticationService.java:54) ~[launcher.jar:1.6.51]
... 9 more
.
still not fixed 3 days now