What to do When You are Unable to Connect to Skype?

Skype lets you to connect with the people across the world. But sometimes you encounter issues with related to its connectivity. Read the article what connectivity issues you can face and how fix them in simple steps.

Are you having trouble signing to Skype? Does yours skype is unable to connect when you need it? One of the simplest and easiest solution to all the issues is to connect with Skype for web and that too without installing anything. But the application that you have installed in your PC that should also be I working order. You encounter issues like Skype Microphone Not Working, these are directly not related to the connectivity 

Here are some of the common issues that you may encounter related to connectivity of Skype and their solution or you can also take Skype Help:

Sorry, we couldn’t connect to Skype

Firstly, you need to download the latest version of Skype to solve this issue. If the issue persists then check the following:

• Check the firewall settings. There may be the setting that is blocking the access to Skype.
• Check your proxy Settings. If connect to internet via proxy server, then you need to manually configure Skype to connect.

Skype can’t connect

If you are having this issue of Skype Not Responding or connecting, then firstly you need to check the version of Skype whether it is updated or not. If not, then download the latest version of Skype. If you still have the issue, then check the following:

• Firstly, check your firewall settings. There may be setting that is blocking the access to Skype.
• Then check your proxy settings. There might be the setting, that is blocking you to connect to Skype while you are using a proxy server for connecting to internet.

Connection Issues

There might be the issue with your DNS that is preventing you from connecting to Skype. If you receive a DNS error message, then there might be the program installed by you is blocking the Skype. For resolving this issue, you need to reset your hosts file to Windows default. If you are using a Windows computer which is connected to a secured network, then you need to contact your IT administrator. Resetting the hosts file may affect the working or behavior of many installed applications.

If you receive a MSNP error message, then there might be a program that you have installed is blocking the access to Skype. For resolving this issue also, you need to reset your hosts file to Windows default. If you are using a Windows computer that has been connected to s network which is secured, then there arises the need to contact the IT administrator. If you will reset your host file to Windows default, there might be the applications whose working and behavior will be affected by this resetting.

So, these were the common connectivity issues that you may encounter due to some restriction settings or lack of latest version.