Launcher cannot connect to minecraft.net despite server being online

[Lennalf]

Title: Launcher cannot connect to minecraft.net despite server being online

Version: 3.0.3/3.0.4

OS: Windows 7

Java Version: JRE 1.7u4

Description of Problem:

The Technic Launcher very frequently reports "Could not connect to minecraft.net." However, I have discovered that I can usually log in with my vanilla client just fine when this happens. This indicates that the server isn't really down, but the launcher thinks it is.

I've also noticed that I get the "Oh Noes! Our Tumbler Feed is Down!" with an extremely high rate of frequency. It's possible that both connections are timing out while the Launcher is loading and performing other initialization tasks.

Bottom line: Minecraft.net is not actually down.

Suggested fix: It would be extremely helpful if there was a "Retry"; or "Refresh" button next to the "Offline Mode" button, which would allow the user to try and reestablish a connection to Minecraft.net without closing and opening the entire Launcher application. Or better yet, have the client automatically refresh every 10 seconds until it can connect to Minecraft.net, which will be less strain on servers than having people manually spamming the button. (My hope is that this will solve the problem, because reconnecting while the launcher isn't otherwise busy is less likely to time out.)

Error Messages:

None

Error Log:

None; simply cannot connect despite being able to in vanilla.

[Rotte]

I'm having this same problem. I tried turning off my firewall and excluding the .techniclauncher directory from my antivirus (AVG) entirely.

If anyone has a proposed solution to this I'd be very grateful, everything I've tried so far hasn't yielded any results!

[N00b123]

Yes, i have the exact same problem! A refresh button would defidentally fix this problem, i just hope they see this and include it in the next update.

[sGMarvin]

I've also been having this issue today. Occasionally I am able to connect when I restart the application, but this is short lived when I close Minecraft and restart the application. I have also done a fresh install of the launcher and not everything is loading correctly and updates tend to 'fail'. I too would love to have a 'refresh' button.

[M1Hale]

I had the same problem...

But I just deleted .techniclauncher from %appdata%/ and re-downloaded the launcher and worked fine...

I also used the .bat launcher thingy from this thread: http://forums.technicpack.net/threads/technic-banner-freezes.12974/

Hope it's helps you too! :D