"Connection failed after 4 tries" Created 18 years ago2006-01-05 13:56:39 UTC by satchmo

I don't know what happened, but for the past few days, I cannot join any public CS:S server. The server list refreshes, but after I pick a server to play, the console displays "Connecting to server...". After five seconds, I get an error message "Connection failed after 4 tries."

I tried many servers, but I got the same message. When I play a LAN game, everything is fine.

I can't figure out what's wrong.

[EDIT]: It seems like a lot of people are having this problem after the Steam Update on Dec. 23rd. It happens with HL2DM as well as DoD:S servers. There doesn't seem to be a real solution yet. I think this is yet another Valve's bugs that was introduced with the rushed updates.

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I wish I could help you there buddy.
Maybe reinstall steam? That's all I can think up.
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Play half-life 1 & Mods..

Re-install CSS, I had this problem before and that fixed it. If that fails, re-install STEAM.

I found this thread at the Steam forum. This might solve my problem. We'll see tonight.

I wrote a FAQ for this problem at CStrike Planet, if anyone is interested.

Neat-o.

Yeah, I had this for a while then realized I was trying to connect to a counter-strike server as opposed to CSS >:!

Yeah why does it show CS servers as well? I often used to click those until I noticed the CS 1.6 title next to the map.