I installed Steam on my laptop but it keeps saying that I need to connect to the internet. I've checked a bunch of sites but they all mention that you have to delete files, folders, etc. after updates. This problem happened after I first installed Steam so it doesn't have the steamapps folder or clientregistry.blob. I don't know if the solution is the same, since none of the required items aren't even there.
I have allowed my firewall to let Steam through, nothing. I've also turned off my firewall and nothing as well…
Best Answer
The required open ports for Steam are:
You need to open those ports in your router to be port forwarded to your computer. Please see http://portforward.com/ if you have trouble doing this, as it explains it for many router models.
See also this question for more advice.