Error code - online_check_failed: exceeded retry attempts

pmlync 

When I start up Teams there is a box that sits in the middle of my screen and it just waits, there is no opportunity to login.  And then when it fails I get a panel across the full screen that says retry or logout of the account with the error at the lower left corner.  I have tried the restart many times and the logout never lets me logout.  I never am given the option to try another account.  And when I do the export out of logs the logs actually say they can not authenticate to Microsoft. 

I do not have the Windows firewall active and can check that Teams is accessing the ports it needs as well as the internet.  The other thing Teams does is read a JSON file from the address: https://teams.microsoft.com/settings  and it appears this file updates how Teams authenticates.  This works and it updates the settings.JSON file but it never authenticates nor connects from the desktop app. 

I have resorted to use the webapp, it is ok but has some limitations.