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                        Posted by satchmo on 
    Thu Jan 5th 2006 at 4:49pm
                     
                    
                 
                
            
            
                
    
                    
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                        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. :sad:
[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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                        Re: Cannot Play CS:S on Public Servers
                        Posted by Andrei on 
    Thu Jan 5th 2006 at 4:53pm
                     
                    
                 
                
            
            
                
    
                    
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                        I get this too, but only for international servers. I can connect to
the ones ending in .ro just fine. Still annoying as hell though.
                                    
             
        
            
            
            
                
    
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                        I was getting that randomly with certain DoD:S servers after
Christmas.  I had to try a bunch of different servers before I
could find one that would let me connect.  I'm not sure what the
problem is though...
                                    
             
        
            
            
                                     
                                
                    
                        Re: Cannot Play CS:S on Public Servers
                        Posted by Dr Brasso on 
    Thu Jan 5th 2006 at 6:03pm
                     
                    
                 
                
            
            
                
    
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                        the holidays and a lack of server updatingmay be a part of it too eh?
Doc B... :dodgy:
                                    
             
        
            
            
                                     
                                
                    
                        Re: Cannot Play CS:S on Public Servers
                        Posted by satchmo on 
    Thu Jan 5th 2006 at 6:55pm
                     
                    
                 
                
            
            
                
    
                    
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                        But this is still happening now.  The holiday is over (for most of us).
                                            
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                        Re: Cannot Play CS:S on Public Servers
                        Posted by Dark|Killer on 
    Thu Jan 5th 2006 at 6:58pm
                     
                    
                 
                
            
            
                
    
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                        Well, i dont know about the public server, i always play on a local server hosted in my country, dont you know any server that may be hosted in your area ??
                                            
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