# Cannot connect to friends server **URL:** \ **Category:** PC Discussion\ **Created:** [March 14, 2019, 8:10am UTC](https://forums.funcom.com/t/cannot-connect-to-friends-server/58104 "2019-03-14T08:10:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ChaldoMatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@ChaldoMatt](https://forums.funcom.com/u/ChaldoMatt)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2019, 8:10am UTC](https://forums.funcom.com/t/cannot-connect-to-friends-server/58104/1 "2019-03-14T08:10:47Z")
During the free weekend of the game I played a lot with my friends and it was working perfectly fine (we play on his server). Ever since the games free weekend was over and we purchased the game, it would no longer let me join his game. I tried restarting my computer, reinstalling the game, restarting my router, release/renew the IP, and other things as well, but nothing seems to work, does anyone know what to do? Our other friends can still join the server but only I can’t any longer. I also can join other servers only his I can’t join. ---
**Author:** ![Ignasi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/funcom/user_avatar/forums.funcom.com/ignasi/32/77658_2.png) [@Ignasi](https://forums.funcom.com/u/Ignasi)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2019, 8:47am UTC](https://forums.funcom.com/t/cannot-connect-to-friends-server/58104/2 "2019-03-14T08:47:24Z")
Hey @ChaldoMatt We’re sorry to hear you are experiencing issues. We recently made a thread with the most common technical issues and solutions here: > [@Common Technical Issues and solutions. (READ FIRST)](https://forums.funcom.com/t/common-technical-issues-and-solutions-read-first/54107/): > > Hey everyone, If you’re experiencing technical issues while playing Conan Exiles please take a look at this list of the most common problems and potential solutions before opening a new thread. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS > > > **Minimum Requirements** > > > > These are printed on the box. The Game actually requires 52 GB of storage. OS: Windows 7 64 Bit/ Windows 8 64 Bit/ Windows 10 64 Bit Processor: Intel Quad Core i5-2300 or AMD FX-6300 Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 (1GB) or AMD equivalent D… Also, is your friend’s server a listen server or a dedicated one? ---
**Author:** ![ChaldoMatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@ChaldoMatt](https://forums.funcom.com/u/ChaldoMatt)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2019, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.funcom.com/t/cannot-connect-to-friends-server/58104/3 "2019-03-14T18:25:36Z")
I am not entirely sure but all I know is that he port-forwarded the server and runs it off his IP for us to play. The server does not appear in the “Play Online” tab either, or if I try to find the server through - steam view, servers, and look for his. It still won’t show ---
**Author:** ![ChaldoMatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@ChaldoMatt](https://forums.funcom.com/u/ChaldoMatt)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://forums.funcom.com/t/cannot-connect-to-friends-server/58104/4 "2019-03-14T21:26:19Z")
It also says either “Server not responding” when i try to join through steam, or “Could not connect to server. Your connection to the host has been lost.” ---
**Author:** ![Ignasi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/funcom/user_avatar/forums.funcom.com/ignasi/32/77658_2.png) [@Ignasi](https://forums.funcom.com/u/Ignasi)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.funcom.com/t/cannot-connect-to-friends-server/58104/5 "2019-03-15T08:07:43Z")
It seems then that your friend is running a listen server. He could try to create a dedicated server by running this tool here: > [@Conan Exiles Dedicated Server Launcher (Official Version: 1.7.11 / Beta: 1.7.12)](https://forums.funcom.com/t/conan-exiles-dedicated-server-app-latest-version-1-0-28/21699): > > Introduction Our Tools Programmer Mickaël put together a tool to let you more easily set up and run a dedicated Conan Exiles server. After a few rounds of iterating, we wanted to make this tool available to you guys for testing and feedback. We also made this walkthrough to, hopefully, make the tool easy to understand. Please post any feedback you have about this tool in this thread so we can improve it. [Quick Overview](#overview) The Dedicated Server Launcher is a small utility program designed to m… On that thread there is also a really in-depth guide that covers most of the basics and general troubleshooting. On top of that, the advantage of running a dedicated server instead of a listen server is that you’re not tethered together anymore. ---
**Author:** ![ChaldoMatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@ChaldoMatt](https://forums.funcom.com/u/ChaldoMatt)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 10:46pm UTC](https://forums.funcom.com/t/cannot-connect-to-friends-server/58104/6 "2019-03-15T22:46:15Z")
He created a dedicated server I am pretty sure. There is no tether distance, he port forwarded and it runs off of his IP. I can join his game when he runs it off of the game (through the built in co-op feature) but when he runs it off of his server it does not let me join. ---
**Author:** ![ChaldoMatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@ChaldoMatt](https://forums.funcom.com/u/ChaldoMatt)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 11:09pm UTC](https://forums.funcom.com/t/cannot-connect-to-friends-server/58104/7 "2019-03-15T23:09:39Z")
Our other friends can join I am the only one with the problem of not being able to join. ---
**Author:** ![Ignasi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/funcom/user_avatar/forums.funcom.com/ignasi/32/77658_2.png) [@Ignasi](https://forums.funcom.com/u/Ignasi)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2019, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.funcom.com/t/cannot-connect-to-friends-server/58104/8 "2019-03-18T09:44:36Z")
Hey @ChaldoMatt Have you tried going through some of the troubleshooting steps listed in the thread above? ---
**Author:** ![ChaldoMatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@ChaldoMatt](https://forums.funcom.com/u/ChaldoMatt)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2019, 3:21am UTC](https://forums.funcom.com/t/cannot-connect-to-friends-server/58104/9 "2019-03-20T03:21:44Z")
Yes, none seemed to do anything ---
**Author:** ![dakka](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/funcom/user_avatar/forums.funcom.com/dakka/32/18775_2.png) [@dakka](https://forums.funcom.com/u/dakka)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2019, 4:20am UTC](https://forums.funcom.com/t/cannot-connect-to-friends-server/58104/10 "2019-03-20T04:20:53Z")
I am sure you have tried this already, but just to be sure. Did you have the game closed before trying to connect via steam? If you have it open and then try and connect via steam, it sometimes won’t work. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/funcom/original/1X/8d85ca8a66fb78fa7574e255b50aa722d634177b.png) [@system](https://forums.funcom.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2019, 4:20am UTC](https://forums.funcom.com/t/cannot-connect-to-friends-server/58104/11 "2019-03-27T04:20:53Z")
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