Playstation Network: Connection timed out - How to fix

The Samoan Nerd Blog

According to some customers complaints, their Playstation console refused one day to log-in to the Sony Playstation Network. The problem caused some confusion as customers thought that meant the network was down. Thinking the network was down, some waited days, weeks, and in some cases, where maybe it was a young owner, they threw the console away.

If your system says: Connection timed out. Try this.

First check your Router. Reset your Router if you play a cross-platform online game, someone may have attempted at triggering your Router Firewall, booting you offline. These people who do this are sometimes called Booters. Games get heated and people cheat. There is a little hole in the back of your Router big enough for a toothpick. Either get a toothpick and stick in it the hole and hold it for 30 seconds, or unplug your Router for 30 seconds.

Samoan Nerd: "I woke up and the system wouldn't log-in. I thought well the Playstation Network must be down, but that is so a rare thing, that there must be some news on it right, nothing when I checked. I searched online for more news, and typed... Connection timed out....a few forum pop-ups resulted. I read the threads and they said to reset your system. Some posts said their system was down for days, weeks, gladly I found how to fix it faster. The forums said to RESET your system, the firewall was triggered so you need to do a router reset. It worked. Me, the Samoan Nerd wins lol. Yay!!! back to playing FFXIV."

If Resetting your Router doesn't work you might have to reset your Playstation to it's default settings, but if you press 'Restore System', this will erase all saved data, pictures, games, background themes, apps, and libraries. So make sure you press 'Restore default settings' and try that first.

Go menu
Go System Settings
Go Restore Default Settings  
Press Restore Default and follow instructions

Why did I need to restore Default?
If you're playing a competitive online game, hacks, cheats, and trolls may have triggered your firewall to spring up. Delete all the fake friends on  your PS4 list, trolls know when you log on.

"So, anyway..This is the Samoan Nerd Blog, signing off! Who can't wait for that Sony VR? Oh ya baby, it's on."

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