Here's my problem:
1. I have a Valheim server started and running on my local PC.
2. When I play Valheim, I play on the same PC.
3. The problem is, I cannot use the IP:Port to join the server, but my friends can.
4. When I try to join via IP:Port, it always says failed to connect.

When I start the game client, I cannot use "Join IP". I can start the game normally, by clicking "Start Server" and entering the password, but I have a feeling that the world I enter is a local copy (because none of the buildings my friends have made are there).

Since the server is running on the same PC that I play on, could this be why I cannot join via IP:Port? Because the request is coming from the same IP?

Thanks for any help and advice!

UPDATE:

Just to be clear, my friends cannot see my server in the browser and have to join via IP:Port. However, in my .bat startup for the server, I have -public set to 1, so it _should_ be visible, but it's not. I cannot see my server in the browser, either.

So, it's weird that my server isn't visible in the browser, my friends have to join via IP:Port, and I cannot join via IP:Port when running client from the same PC as the server.