How to fix “Outlook cannot connect to server”?
Are you
getting any difficulty in sending and receiving emails with Outlook? Then it
means you are confronting the Error ox800ccc0e which is almost confronted by
the every user. A lot of factors affect this issue and you have to know about
the each one because every particular reason may cause Outlook cannot connect to server issue which would stop to connect
your SMTP account with multiple email service providers.
Here are the steps to fix Outlook
Error 0x800ccc0e error:
Solution 1# Check your internet
connectivity
This error
may also cause if you are not connected to an active internet connectivity
which is very important to run multiple applications including the Outlook on
your computer. You can also switch to another Wi-Fi network to see whether the
problem is with Outlook or your internet connection.
Solution 2# Check the settings for
email account in Outlook
Sometimes
incorrect incoming and outgoing account settings also cause Outlook cannot connect to server issue.
So you have to check that all the account settings are correct that you have
entered in Outlook for a particular email account. When checking the settings,
you have also made sure that username and password is also entered in correct
manner.
Solution 3# Check SMTP server
settings
The Outlook error
0x800ccc0e may also cause due to SMTP server settings and you can check or
modify these settings with the help of below steps:
·
Open
the Outlook and then go to File section.
·
Click
on Acccount Settings.
·
Click
on your email account under the Email tab.
·
Now
click on More Settings option.
·
Now
click on Outgoing Server tab and then check the box My outgoing server (SMTP)
requires authentication.
·
Check
the Port number and then click on the OK tab.
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