Electrum Network Not Connecting?

[Asuspawer09]

I just Install Electrum in a desktop computer, I clean my computer and need to upgrade some of the parts, I just install the Electrum wallet on a computer and used my wallet to login using a file.

I login and it was successful but I wasn't able to connect to the server or sync. The circle of the bottom right was also red which means I wasn't connected.

It wasn't syncing even though I have a fast internet connection Any help? I can't send screenshots because it was I think block by the wallet.

[PX-Z]

If internet is not an issue, how about changing servers? That can be seen on Tools > Network you can check and uncheck servers and try if the Red circle indicator becomes Green.

[RGBTC]

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Another way, click the circle icon in the bottom right corner (which is red in your case).
If "select network automatically" does not solve the problem, you can select it manually.

I can't send screenshots because it was I think block by the wallet.

Just disable "prevent screenshots"
https://bta.lk/t/5561756.msg65898478#msg65898478

[nc50lc]

If nothing works:
Enable logging in "Tools->Preferences->Misc", restart Electrum and keep it open for a few seconds.
Then close it and share the log in <electrum datadir>/electrum/logs

For now, how's the public server list looks like?
Is it filled with just IP addresses without any domain names or "looks normal"?
Check the "Proxy" tab of network settings as well, in clearnet connection, it shouldn't be enabled.

[coinlary]

What you most likely have on as a new installed Electtum wallet is proxy , check if Use proxy is enabled while setting up your wallet, turn it off if you don't  mind about privacy and restart your wallet ( although it should automatically connect to a server after without restarting unless you  also have manual server selection turned on) or set it up properly intead.

If you want to Enable logs, follow what nc50lc wrote and "check mark " write logs to file .

[Asuspawer09]

If internet is not an issue, how about changing servers? That can be seen on Tools > Network you can check and uncheck servers and try if the Red circle indicator becomes Green.

Didn't work I click the red circle, to change the network, I also make some google searches.. It seems like it wasn't just working Im already on auto-connect servers but it wasn't finding any servers.

My transactions also was not sync fully there are some transactions but this wasn't for sure my latest ones.

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Another way, click the circle icon in the bottom right corner (which is red in your case).
If "select network automatically" does not solve the problem, you can select it manually.

I can't send screenshots because it was I think block by the wallet.

Just disable "prevent screenshots"
https://bta.lk/t/5561756.msg65898478#msg65898478

yeah I figured this one out, Im trying different servers im trying to click everything if anything is going to work, and it seems like you could select it if you do the right click.

It does react to it changes the one on the Server: Text field, so I think it was working but I still can't see my balance and the circle is still red.

[nc50lc]

What you most likely have on as a new installed Electtum wallet is proxy -snip-

Take note that the later versions of Electrum will ask the user if he wants to enable proxy during Electrum's first time setup.
I've asked OP because he might have ticked it accidentally or ticked it without knowing its function.

It does react to it changes the one on the Server: Text field, so I think it was working but I still can't see my balance and the circle is still red.

You successfully selected that server but your network still can't connect to it.

Consider checking the logs to see what's happening under the hood.

[Asuspawer09]

What you most likely have on as a new installed Electtum wallet is proxy -snip-

Take note that the later versions of Electrum will ask the user if he wants to enable proxy during Electrum's first time setup.
I've asked OP because he might have ticked it accidentally or ticked it without knowing its function.

It does react to it changes the one on the Server: Text field, so I think it was working but I still can't see my balance and the circle is still red.

You successfully selected that server but your network still can't connect to it.

Consider checking the logs to see what's happening under the hood.

I think this was something to do with this because I just install the Electrum wallet and it make me select server, something like selecting proxy or the Electrum server and didn't know what to pick and im not familiar with it, I dont remember picking one when I first install it on my other devices so I didn't pick I got lazy and close it, and do other stuff. After that when I open the electrum wallet again to try it, It didn't appear anymore it go straight to the wallet after I used the file for my wallet.

But the issue was it was red, and it wasn't connecting to the server automatically, maybe it wasn't set up correctly im going to try other stuff later to see if I'll be able to make it work.

[hosemary]

Check the "Proxy" tab of network settings as well, in clearnet connection, it shouldn't be enabled.

It may be worth mentioning that you can tell whether you have a proxy enabled in Electrum without going to the "Proxy" tab.
If a proxy is enabled, Electrum indicates that at the bottom of the window.

[coinlary]

What you most likely have on as a new installed Electtum wallet is proxy -snip-

Take note that the later versions of Electrum will ask the user if he wants to enable proxy during Electrum's first time setup.
I've asked OP because he might have ticked it accidentally or ticked it without knowing its function.

Yeah.
What I'm actually trying to pass there is that OP turned it on while setting up the wallet  because it ask to enable proxy  instantly  the app launched before proceeding to importing an existing wallet.

But the issue was it was red, and it wasn't connecting to the server automatically, maybe it wasn't set up correctly im going to try other stuff later to see if I'll be able to make it work.

Did you see the image above from hosemary? Check and confirm proxy is not turned on ( I don't know why you keep ignoring it despite other methods aren't working  ) else paste the log here as directed earlier .
It shouldn't be this  hard .

[Asuspawer09]

Check the "Proxy" tab of network settings as well, in clearnet connection, it shouldn't be enabled.

It may be worth mentioning that you can tell whether you have a proxy enabled in Electrum without going to the "Proxy" tab.
If a proxy is enabled, Electrum indicates that at the bottom of the window.

Mine says Not connected.

But the issue was it was red, and it wasn't connecting to the server automatically, maybe it wasn't set up correctly im going to try other stuff later to see if I'll be able to make it work.

Did you see the image above from hosemary? Check and confirm proxy is not turned on ( I don't know why you keep ignoring it despite other methods aren't working  ) else paste the log here as directed earlier .
It shouldn't be this  hard .

I just saw it, my bad. As I remember, it says connected, but I didn't touch the proxy im only on the first tab overview here:

^

It should be connected because the server says it's connected, but for some reason it wasn't automatically connecting to the server. I don't know why.


Update:
Anyway, it already works and syncs. Thanks for all of your help  

What I do is I just try to reinstall it, uninstall it, and then I redownload the application on the website again. Then I think it there were still some parts of the files still on the computer even though I uninstalled it, because after I reinstall It just go straight to the login, and after logging in, it now syncs like normal. I don't know why, but maybe there were some issues with the files or the application because it didn't work on my first try.

[RGBTC]

Mine says Not connected.

It says "Proxy enabled," which means you probably enabled it during the initial installation configuration, as some members mentioned above.
It can actually be disabled in the network settings anda then reopen/restart the app. If you could upload an image at OP, I don't think you'd need to reinstall.

But it's good to see that everything is working fine.

[nc50lc]

Mine says Not connected.

It says "Proxy enabled," which means you probably enabled it during the initial installation configuration, as some members mentioned above.

That's hosemary's screenshot above, he just quoted it.

It should be connected because the server says it's connected, but for some reason it wasn't automatically connecting to the server. I don't know why.
-snip-
I don't know why, but maybe there were some issues with the files or the application because it didn't work on my first try.

Possible;
It would happen if you uninstall/reinstall while Electrum is still running, even in the background.

Another is: If it's first time install, it might have had trouble fetching the "blockchain_headers" (currently about 75MiB).
So even if you saw that it's connected to the server, your connection icon remained red until its fully downloaded.

[coinlary]

.... As I remember, it says connected, but I didn't touch the proxy im only on the first tab overview here:

You mean  "Not connected"? Because this doesn't correlate with your statement "Mine says Not connected.".
It's solved now anyway but that's a wrong way of solving a problem, could have also been a bug or something you could have learned it easily  so you can tackle  any future occurrence

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It should be connected because the server says it's connected, but for some reason it wasn't automatically connecting to the server. I don't know why.

it's either Not connected or Synchronising(when connecting) or Balance after connection have been established .
Did you remember checking if the Network 》Server  Tab show  "Connected to <x> nodes"?

[Asuspawer09]

.... As I remember, it says connected, but I didn't touch the proxy im only on the first tab overview here:

You mean  "Not connected"? Because this doesn't correlate with your statement "Mine says Not connected.".
It's solved now anyway but that's a wrong way of solving a problem, could have also been a bug or something you could have learned it easily  so you can tackle  any future occurrence

^

It should be connected because the server says it's connected, but for some reason it wasn't automatically connecting to the server. I don't know why.

it's either Not connected or Synchronising(when connecting) or Balance after connection have been established .
Did you remember checking if the Network 》Server  Tab show  "Connected to <x> nodes"?

On the balance, it says "Not Connected." If I'm not mistaken, it was something like that as I remember. It was on the Bottom left where you can see your BTC balance.

Yeah on the server tab It says connedted I even try manually connecting to each of the server which one is going to work, there wasn't any signs that it is going to connect. It was like I didn't have any internet connection, but I do have a good connection. I even tried to search for some answers on Google, and I also tried to find how to install Electrum on YouTube, but there weren't any latest videos on the new applications where I need to select the proxy or main Electrum server.

Google says the auto connect should work. After clicking it, wait for a few seconds and it should automatically going to connect but there were no signs of that.

[PX-Z]

If none of the suggestions above work. Check your firewall make sure its not blocking electrum ports, same if you're using VPN or antivirus and they re not blocking outbound connections on TCP ports which electrum uses. Temporarily disable them for testing or add an exception for electrum to see if the connection issue is resolved.

[hosemary]

I even tried to search for some answers on Google, and I also tried to find how to install Electrum on YouTube, but there weren't any latest videos on the new applications where I need to select the proxy or main Electrum server.

There is no such thing as "main electrum server".
There are many electrum servers, and you can connect to any of them, but none of them is "main electrum server".

If none of the suggestions above work.

OP's issue has already been resolved.
According to OP's post, his wallet synced successfully, after reinstalling Electrum.

[nc50lc]

I even tried to search for some answers on Google, and I also tried to find how to install Electrum on YouTube, but there weren't any latest videos on the new applications where I need to select the proxy or main Electrum server.

There is no such thing as "main electrum server".
There are many electrum servers, and you can connect to any of them, but none of them is "main electrum server".

From what I see, he's probably talking about the public server that the user manually selected or auto-selected that Electrum will use for transactions.
Electrum will also auto-select and connect to other servers for safety purposes but the one above is the "main server" that Electrum will be using.
(or "main interface" as Electrum dubs it under the hood.)