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Since 1.8 came out i kept getting this and arent able to connect to a single server.

[18:05:20] [Client thread/INFO]: Setting user: hockeyhead13
[18:05:20] [Client thread/INFO]: (Session ID is token:818b4efce82a4f54bc07c10092c3c5fe:fbc561826c174dbaa18bce7ceeb173f0)
[18:05:23] [Client thread/INFO]: LWJGL Version: 2.9.1
[18:05:25] [Client thread/INFO]: Reloading ResourceManager: Default
[18:05:25] [Sound Library Loader/INFO]: Starting up SoundSystem...
[18:05:25] [Client thread/WARN]: File minecraft:sounds/mob/ghast/fireball.ogg does not exist, cannot add it to event minecraft:item.fireCharge.use
[18:05:25] [Thread-6/INFO]: Initializing LWJGL OpenAL
[18:05:25] [Thread-6/INFO]: (The LWJGL binding of OpenAL. For more information, see http://www.lwjgl.org)
[18:05:26] [Thread-6/INFO]: OpenAL initialized.
[18:05:26] [Sound Library Loader/INFO]: Sound engine started
[18:05:32] [Client thread/INFO]: Created: 512x512 textures-atlas
[18:05:39] [Client thread/INFO]: Connecting to mc.desiredcraft.net, 25565
[18:05:49] [Server Connector #1/ERROR]: Couldn't connect to server
java.lang.NullPointerException: group
at io.netty.bootstrap.AbstractBootstrap.group(AbstractBootstrap.java:79) ~[netty-all-4.0.15.Final.jar:4.0.15.Final]
at gr.a(SourceFile:220) ~[1.8.jar:?]
at bwc.run(SourceFile:59) [1.8.jar:?]
[18:06:28] [Client thread/INFO]: Connecting to mc.desiredcraft.net, 25565
[18:06:49] [Server Connector #2/ERROR]: Couldn't connect to server
java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: no further information: mc.desiredcraft.net/31.220.14.88:25565
at sun.nio.ch.SocketChannelImpl.checkConnect(Native Method) ~[?:1.7.0_21]
at sun.nio.ch.SocketChannelImpl.finishConnect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_21]
at io.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioSocketChannel.doFinishConnect(NioSocketChannel.java:191) ~[netty-all-4.0.15.Final.jar:4.0.15.Final]
at io.netty.channel.nio.AbstractNioChannel$AbstractNioUnsafe.finishConnect(AbstractNioChannel.java:255) ~[netty-all-4.0.15.Final.jar:4.0.15.Final]
at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.processSelectedKey(NioEventLoop.java:502) ~[netty-all-4.0.15.Final.jar:4.0.15.Final]
at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.processSelectedKeysOptimized(NioEventLoop.java:452) ~[netty-all-4.0.15.Final.jar:4.0.15.Final]
at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.run(NioEventLoop.java:346) ~[netty-all-4.0.15.Final.jar:4.0.15.Final]
at io.netty.util.concurrent.SingleThreadEventExecutor$2.run(SingleThreadEventExecutor.java:101) ~[netty-all-4.0.15.Final.jar:4.0.15.Final]
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_21]
[18:07:26] [Client thread/INFO]: Connecting to mc.desiredcraft.net, 25565
[18:07:47] [Server Connector #3/ERROR]: Couldn't connect to server
java.net.ConnectException: Connection timed out: no further information: mc.desiredcraft.net/31.220.14.88:25565
at sun.nio.ch.SocketChannelImpl.checkConnect(Native Method) ~[?:1.7.0_21]
at sun.nio.ch.SocketChannelImpl.finishConnect(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_21]
at io.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioSocketChannel.doFinishConnect(NioSocketChannel.java:191) ~[netty-all-4.0.15.Final.jar:4.0.15.Final]
at io.netty.channel.nio.AbstractNioChannel$AbstractNioUnsafe.finishConnect(AbstractNioChannel.java:255) ~[netty-all-4.0.15.Final.jar:4.0.15.Final]
at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.processSelectedKey(NioEventLoop.java:502) ~[netty-all-4.0.15.Final.jar:4.0.15.Final]
at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.processSelectedKeysOptimized(NioEventLoop.java:452) ~[netty-all-4.0.15.Final.jar:4.0.15.Final]
at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.run(NioEventLoop.java:346) ~[netty-all-4.0.15.Final.jar:4.0.15.Final]
at io.netty.util.concurrent.SingleThreadEventExecutor$2.run(SingleThreadEventExecutor.java:101) ~[netty-all-4.0.15.Final.jar:4.0.15.Final]
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_21]