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[sinn1sl0ken]

So I don't know about you all, but when my server tells me it can't connect me because it took too long to log in, I don't know if that means I'm doing something wrong, the host is doing something wrong, or if the client is being silly.
Is there any way to clarify which is which? A manpage somewhere or something?

EDIT: Here's a list! It'll grow as we get responses.

[*:2565a8zz]Failed to connect to the server
Connection timed out: Connect
   -This one is the one that means the server is offline!

[*:2565a8zz]Unknown host (host's IP address)
    -This one means that the IP address you entered doesn't actually lead to a thing... sorry.
[*:2565a8zz]Internal client error: java.net.Connect.Exception: connection has timed out
   -I think this is just a matter of java dying while one is on/trying to connect to a server...

[Phar]

If you're not whitelisted, it will say kicked by console. If it says blahblah: connect, it means the server is down. If it says recv fail, it may mean you were recently on the server and it d/c'd, or that the server is again, down.

There's a few more I can't remember right now.

[duartel]

Phar said:

If you're not whitelisted, it will say kicked by console. If it says blahblah: connect, it means the server is down. If it says recv fail, it may mean you were recently on the server and it d/c'd, or that the server is again, down.

There's a few more I can't remember right now.

Bad login and [something]JAVAexceptions[Something else]
Bad login-Can't connect to minecraft servers. Not server itself,but minecraft.net
[something]JAVAexceptions[Something else]-Server has been shut down.
EDIT-Oh, and Unknown host means the server doesn't exist

[Phar]

duartel said:

Phar said:

If you're not whitelisted, it will say kicked by console. If it says blahblah: connect, it means the server is down. If it says recv fail, it may mean you were recently on the server and it d/c'd, or that the server is again, down.

There's a few more I can't remember right now.

Bad login and [something]JAVAexceptions[Something else]
Bad login-Can't connect to minecraft servers. Not server itself,but minecraft.net
[something]JAVAexceptions[Something else]-Server has been shut down.
EDIT-Oh, and Unknown host means the server doesn't exist

I've run into Unknown host where it actually does exist, but my DNS wasn't changing the nameserver to IP.

[sinn1sl0ken]

If someone could post the exact layout of the messages for some of the ones they've seen, that'd be great! If other people are wondering the same thing, this could be a FAQ of sorts.