Read on, if this problem has ever been an obstacle to your online activity.
We’ve all had it happen, before. At one moment, you’re happily scrolling through your Facebook feed, zeroing out your email inbox, or clicking through content on your favorite websites. Then, one link fails to load. You try another one. Suddenly, you can’t connect to your email server. You slowly realize, through trial and error, that you can’t connect to anything. Your computer seems healthy. Your modem and router are both blinking healthy, green lights.
What’s the issue, then? Windows isn’t telling you what to do about this particular problem, so what’s the next step?
Thankfully, we’ve organized all of our troubleshooting into a list of easy steps, below. While this particular problem is occasionally indicative of hardware failure, or something else very serious, it’s usually something that can be resolved quite simply. Wireless cards can occasionally have software driver errors and require a reset. Sometimes, Windows operating system updates will cause conflicts in your connectivity but can be easily resolved.
No Internet Connection?!
Any computer hardware engineer will be quick to tell you — our online services and activities are almost blessedly automated. Browsing the web, sending emails, or even performing more advanced functions requires only minimal input from the user. The systems that we have in place — the basic functions of Internet connectivity — take care of all the rest of it. That means that we can perform quite a few online functions without having any idea about the technical wizardry that’s behind it.
In most cases, that’s something to be thankful for. When something goes wrong, however, it can prove troublesome, since we don’t know where to even begin if we want to resolve it.
Windows is pretty good about letting us know when there’s a problem, at least. The message “No Internet Connection” will pop up in your web browser or online client, usually accompanied by an error code specifying the nature of the problem. The operating system has built-in troubleshooting features that have become increasingly more useful, too. Windows 10, in particular, is very good at resolving operating system problems with only a minuscule amount of effort necessary on part of the user.
1.Errors in your modem or router.
2.Service interruption from your ISP.
3.Conflicts in software drivers, for your computer’s hardware.
4.DNS (domain name system) lookup errors.
5.Local wireless interference.
6.Windows update errors.
7.Hardware failures (a rare circumstance, thankfully!)
Below, we’re going to work through the various things that you can do to resolve this issue, beginning with the simplest, and ending with the most difficult. We’ll cap it off with some suggestions for how to best contact your ISP if we determine that the issue isn’t with your hardware or software, but with their services.
After all, if you’re paying for a persistent, high-speed internet connection, it’s absolutely within your right as a customer to expect your ISP to resolve any errors on their end, as swiftly as they can!
Restart Your Computer
This might seem like a no-brainier, but it’s a good first step. Occasionally, restarting your computer will resolve the issue entirely, since it also allows your network adapter to restart, and your online services to reconnect anew.
Additionally, you will want to check in on your Windows operating system updates, before resetting your computer. In some cases, network issues can be prompted by something as simple as your computer requiring a reboot, after beginning the installation of OS updates.
Use the Windows Search bar to search for Windows Updates. Check to see if your computer is requesting a restart.
In the Start Menu, select the Power option, followed by Restart. Allow your computer to shut down, and then reboot. After, check to see if you’re now able to connect to the internet. If not, then we can continue — with the reassurance that Windows has installed all necessary updates, to boot!
In the Start Menu, select the Power option, followed by Restart. Allow your computer to shut down, and then reboot. After, check to see if you’re now able to connect to the internet. If not, then we can continue — with the reassurance that Windows has installed all necessary updates, to boot!
Windows Network Troubleshooter
Next, you’re going to want to run your Windows Network Troubleshooter. This is a tool that’s become increasingly useful with each successive iteration of Windows, but even if you’re using Windows 7, it’s still quite a strong feature.
In the Windows Search bar, type in “Network Troubleshooter,” and then select it from the list. In the window that follows, select Identify and repair network problems.
Reset Your Modem and Router
It’s a good idea to regularly reset your modem and router, to ditch cached information and free up your bandwidth. However, if you’re running into the “No Internet Connection” issue, we recommend that you do it as part of these troubleshooting steps.
Find your modem and router, and more specifically, where each of them is connected to a power source. Unplug them, and allow them to remain powered off for 30 to 60 seconds.
Running a ping test will help you to further determine the nature of this problem. It’s fairly easy to do, too!
Open the Windows Command Prompt by typing “cmd” in the Windows Search bar. Ensure that you right-click it so that you can select “Run as Administrator.” 1.Within the Command Prompt, type ipconfig.
2.Find the IP address next to “Default Gateway” and make a note of it.
3.Next, type ping [default gateway], and replace the brackets and text with the IP address from above.
4.Your computer will now attempt to ping the IP address several times. You’ll give given a detailed report of packets received and lost, which you should also make note of.
5.If the ping is successful, and you have no lost packets (but still can’t connect to the internet) it’s time to contact your ISP.
Contacting Your ISP
The idea of being on-hold, waiting for an operator from your ISP sounds like a drag, but it might be necessary if you want to figure out why you’re unable to contact the internet. Check your most recent bill from your ISP for a service number, and give them a call.
Seeing that “No Internet Connection” error can be quite the bummer, but we hope that the above troubleshooting steps have helped you to resolve it. Windows 7, 8, and 10 contain fairly comprehensive diagnostic tools, and where they’re lacking, some fuss and elbow grease no your router and modem can also help to fix the issue.
Reddit is one of the most popular sites on the Internet, but over the past couple of years, users have been complaining about error codes such as 503, 405, 403, 504, etc. This all are similar in what they do to you so I will be teaching you today how to fix them each. There will be some general tips that may work for all of them and some specifics. They all are essentially telling you that you can’t connect to their server for whatever reason, which can be extremely annoying, especially if you are a diehard Redditor like myself. So if you want help fixing these errors then you’ve come to the right place.
What Is Reddit?
Reddit is personally one of my favorite websites out there because of all it has to offer. Its slogan is “the front page of the Internet” and that is definitely true. It has information on any subject matter that you could possibly think of. When I say any, I mean anything. News, humor, job-specific pages, skills, DIY projects, fan theories, the list goes on and on. If you’d like to read about the most interesting subreddits written by yours truly, check out this article.
Each of these subjects has their own “subreddits” as they are called and anyone can post them. That’s what makes this site so unique. Once you post on a page, people can like, dislike it, or leave a comment, which can lead to a long thread of interesting commentary and discussions. It’s basically the most massive forum online, with interesting discussions taking place all the time about interesting subjects.
It started out back in 2005 as a desktop only site but has since moved to including an iOS app as well as an Android one on the Google Play Store. I mention that to make the point that these errors are not specific to either of these versions, but can happen whether you are using your desktop computer or your mobile device.
It’s kind of funny, but I actually got a lot of these solutions that I’ll get to later from Reddit. They have subreddits about Reddit and these solutions are ones that other users recommended as they said they worked for them.
What Are all of These Errors?
These errors are all similar in nature and there are a couple of small details that separate them, which can be difficult to see. Here’s a brief overview of what exactly these common errors mean and what exactly they are telling you.
503 & 504
503 and 504 are so similar that the difference between them is technicand beyond the average users grasp, so I’ll be including them together in this post. Probably the most common error on this list and as you can see from the screenshot above, these errors tell you that their servers are busy. You really wouldn’t expect this to be common for such a massive website like Reddit but unfortunately, it is all too common. The worst part about it is that there’s not much you can do to fix it, except try again in a couple of minutes.
405
405 occurs when you are trying to post something on a page. It won’t let you post and this error will come up which can be super annoying if an awesome thought popped into your head. It’s not as bad at 503 or 504 though, because at least you can still access and view the site.
403
This one also occurs when you are trying to post in a subreddit, but for a different reason. The message will read that you are “forbidden” from doing so, and it usually means that you are banned. So it’s not as much as an error message as it is telling you that you were banned for some reason.
How to Fix Them
I already touched on that there are some solutions that you should try first for all of these as they are all similar errors. If you try those and you are still receiving this error, then move on to the more general solutions for the individual error
General Solution
Solution #1 – Reinstall the App
This one is obviously only relevant if you are using the app and if you are this may do the trick. Simply just delete the app from your smartphone and then download it again. You’d be surprised how effective this step which takes only a couple of minutes can be.
Solution #2 – Try Accessing It With a Different Web Browser
This is essentially the desktop version of the step above. Several of these errors are web browser specific, so exit out and try all of your other web browsers to see if that will work.
Error Specific Solutions
Many times the two general solutions above will fix the problem. However, if they don’t, consider trying these steps which are specific to each error.503 & 504
405
The biggest thing that usually gets rid of this error message is to use Reddit on Chrome as most commonly it happens while using Firefox or Safari. That goes along with solution number 2 above. It also effects mobile commonly, so if you get this error using the mobile app, then consider trying to access Reddit in the browser on your phone.
403
So as you can see from the description of this error, it is telling you that you are banned from posting on whatever subreddit. This isn’t so much an error as it is telling you information. If you have an idea about why you might be banned, like posting inappropriate or vulgar content or posting false information, then these are all reasons why the moderator of a subreddit might ban you. If that’s the case, then there’s really nothing you can do, as it’s your fault you got banned in the first place.
However, if you have absolutely no clue as to why you were banned, consider contacting the moderator and asking. It may be an error or they may have done so by mistake.
Also, one feature that most people aren’t aware of, is an auto-ban feature that some subreddits enable. It works like this. If you post anything in a subreddit deemed offensive, then you are automatically banned from the other subreddit. Not many have this and I wasn’t even aware of this and it can confuse people as to why they are banned. Check to see if this subreddit has it; it’s usually in the description.
Summing up this section, here’s the worst but honest truth about these errors. Sometimes, there’s just simply nothing that you can do about fixing them, and calling customer support of any kind won’t do you any good. Reddit is a simple but immensely popular site and sometimes their servers are just overloaded. If you’ve gone through all of these solutions and you are still getting this error, then my best recommendation would be to just walk away and come back in an hour. It should be back up and run by then.
Conclusion
Many times the errors we talk about here aren’t that common and you probably won’t ever experience them when using whatever the system is. For instance, there are many Windows codes we have detailed, but you may have never even gotten one even if you’ve been a PC user for life
Unfortunately, that’s just not the case with Reddit. Users have reported about several of these errors happening very frequently, like 50% of the time they log in. These reports are mostly from around a year ago and it appears that Reddit has done a somewhat decent job in fixing these. However, if you use Reddit a lot, the chances are high that you may receive one of this errors at least at some point.
That was my purpose for writing this article. Because out of all the error codes on this site you may be using this article the most. It’s important that you know how to do these quickly, so you don’t spend all of your time trying to fix these annoying problems. You can also see that they are actually quite easy solutions that anyone with basic computer skills can do. The worst part is that many of these are simply not fixable as you’ll have to wait for the ones out that have to do with overloaded servers.
Reddit is personally one of my favorite websites out there because of all it has to offer. Its slogan is “the front page of the Internet” and that is definitely true. It has information on any subject matter that you could possibly think of. When I say any, I mean anything. News, humor, job-specific pages, skills, DIY projects, fan theories, the list goes on and on. If you’d like to read about the most interesting subreddits written by yours truly, check out this article.
Each of these subjects has their own “subreddits” as they are called and anyone can post them. That’s what makes this site so unique. Once you post on a page, people can like, dislike it, or leave a comment, which can lead to a long thread of interesting commentary and discussions. It’s basically the most massive forum online, with interesting discussions taking place all the time about interesting subjects.
It started out back in 2005 as a desktop only site but has since moved to including an iOS app as well as an Android one on the Google Play Store. I mention that to make the point that these errors are not specific to either of these versions, but can happen whether you are using your desktop computer or your mobile device.
It’s kind of funny, but I actually got a lot of these solutions that I’ll get to later from Reddit. They have subreddits about Reddit and these solutions are ones that other users recommended as they said they worked for them.
What Are all of These Errors?
These errors are all similar in nature and there are a couple of small details that separate them, which can be difficult to see. Here’s a brief overview of what exactly these common errors mean and what exactly they are telling you.
503 & 504
503 and 504 are so similar that the difference between them is technicand beyond the average users grasp, so I’ll be including them together in this post. Probably the most common error on this list and as you can see from the screenshot above, these errors tell you that their servers are busy. You really wouldn’t expect this to be common for such a massive website like Reddit but unfortunately, it is all too common. The worst part about it is that there’s not much you can do to fix it, except try again in a couple of minutes.
405
405 occurs when you are trying to post something on a page. It won’t let you post and this error will come up which can be super annoying if an awesome thought popped into your head. It’s not as bad at 503 or 504 though, because at least you can still access and view the site.
403
This one also occurs when you are trying to post in a subreddit, but for a different reason. The message will read that you are “forbidden” from doing so, and it usually means that you are banned. So it’s not as much as an error message as it is telling you that you were banned for some reason.
How to Fix Them
I already touched on that there are some solutions that you should try first for all of these as they are all similar errors. If you try those and you are still receiving this error, then move on to the more general solutions for the individual error
General Solution
Solution #1 – Reinstall the App
This one is obviously only relevant if you are using the app and if you are this may do the trick. Simply just delete the app from your smartphone and then download it again. You’d be surprised how effective this step which takes only a couple of minutes can be.
Solution #2 – Try Accessing It With a Different Web Browser
This is essentially the desktop version of the step above. Several of these errors are web browser specific, so exit out and try all of your other web browsers to see if that will work.
Error Specific Solutions
Many times the two general solutions above will fix the problem. However, if they don’t, consider trying these steps which are specific to each error.503 & 504
405
The biggest thing that usually gets rid of this error message is to use Reddit on Chrome as most commonly it happens while using Firefox or Safari. That goes along with solution number 2 above. It also effects mobile commonly, so if you get this error using the mobile app, then consider trying to access Reddit in the browser on your phone.
403
So as you can see from the description of this error, it is telling you that you are banned from posting on whatever subreddit. This isn’t so much an error as it is telling you information. If you have an idea about why you might be banned, like posting inappropriate or vulgar content or posting false information, then these are all reasons why the moderator of a subreddit might ban you. If that’s the case, then there’s really nothing you can do, as it’s your fault you got banned in the first place.
However, if you have absolutely no clue as to why you were banned, consider contacting the moderator and asking. It may be an error or they may have done so by mistake.
Also, one feature that most people aren’t aware of, is an auto-ban feature that some subreddits enable. It works like this. If you post anything in a subreddit deemed offensive, then you are automatically banned from the other subreddit. Not many have this and I wasn’t even aware of this and it can confuse people as to why they are banned. Check to see if this subreddit has it; it’s usually in the description.
Summing up this section, here’s the worst but honest truth about these errors. Sometimes, there’s just simply nothing that you can do about fixing them, and calling customer support of any kind won’t do you any good. Reddit is a simple but immensely popular site and sometimes their servers are just overloaded. If you’ve gone through all of these solutions and you are still getting this error, then my best recommendation would be to just walk away and come back in an hour. It should be back up and run by then.
Conclusion
Many times the errors we talk about here aren’t that common and you probably won’t ever experience them when using whatever the system is. For instance, there are many Windows codes we have detailed, but you may have never even gotten one even if you’ve been a PC user for life
Unfortunately, that’s just not the case with Reddit. Users have reported about several of these errors happening very frequently, like 50% of the time they log in. These reports are mostly from around a year ago and it appears that Reddit has done a somewhat decent job in fixing these. However, if you use Reddit a lot, the chances are high that you may receive one of this errors at least at some point.
That was my purpose for writing this article. Because out of all the error codes on this site you may be using this article the most. It’s important that you know how to do these quickly, so you don’t spend all of your time trying to fix these annoying problems. You can also see that they are actually quite easy solutions that anyone with basic computer skills can do. The worst part is that many of these are simply not fixable as you’ll have to wait for the ones out that have to do with overloaded servers.
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