Left 4 Dead 2

Left 4 Dead 2

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Left 4 Dead 2 "Can't Connect After 10 Retries" FIX
By RustyRenesis
Greetings everyone!!
I've recently ran into the common problem of not being able to connect to any servers, and i also found a fix in the same day.
Tried a bunch of fixes prior to this one and none had worked.

So, i'll be teaching you guys how to get your L4D2 working properly again!!
   
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Disclaimer
If it does not work, don't throw random hate at this, comment on the bottom of the page (comments section) and talk it out there.

I appreciate it.

Fix Walkthrough (Step 1)
First of all, locate your Left 4 Dead 2 game on Steam.
Fix Walkthrough (Step 2)
Then Right-Click it, and select Properties
Like so:
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And then you'll have this window in front of you:
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Then you'll have to open the Launch Options window to input the needed command.
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Then just write in the following code:
+clientport 27030

So that it looks like this:
Then Click the "OK" button.
Notes
That's that sorted!!
It should work now, but in case it doesn't, here's a list of ports that you can use instead of 27030.
The quality of this screenshot isn't the best as this was really hard to find.
(These are not random numbers, these are the official ports that L4D2 uses to connect to the Valve servers)
Edit (12/October)
After further investigation, it seems that the fix might bug out the game sometimes when connecting to servers (although very rarely).
The solution to this bug is just to restart the game without the command, and restart again with the command. After that, should be good.
Thanks
Give me your thoughts on this Fix and if it worked down below, and if it does then don't forget to like!!
Take care everyone, and give 'em hell!!

Thank you to everyone that took their time to read this!!
44 Comments
Demmy 25 May @ 5:44pm 
oh hell nah
RustyRenesis  [author] 3 May @ 4:51pm 
That's a great question. Sadly, i don't have an answer. If it doesn't work with the "connect 192.ip.here" command then i have no clue.
Dech 3 May @ 3:45pm 
Hello everyone. When I enter a versus match, I have to see the profile of someone who has "join game" enabled in case the room host kicks me out. I'd like to know if there's a way to reconnect to the room using the IP address (I already tried using: connect "copied IP" and it says connection failed after 10 retries).
سليان 3 May @ 3:27pm 
Ok i will let you know tmr
RustyRenesis  [author] 3 May @ 2:48pm 
Then report back to me if possible.
RustyRenesis  [author] 3 May @ 2:47pm 
Remove the fix, turn on the game and try. And then apply the fix again and try again.
سليان 3 May @ 1:47pm 
Yes I never touched it again and im wondering if its a problem with the firewall (I dont have my pc right now so i cant fix it today anyways)
RustyRenesis  [author] 3 May @ 1:40pm 
Do you still have the fix applied?
سليان 3 May @ 1:39pm 
I had this problem in 2023 and this method fixed it but now it randomly came back and nothing works so idk what to do
RustyRenesis  [author] 3 May @ 1:28pm 
Then you have another problem on your end. This still works to this day.