Originally posted by Raviel:

Isn't there option to connect via ip?
Try writing the local ip of the server,
Might need to open/forward some ports

We normally connect to my local server via IP, but it ignored our request. I'm guessing due to that error message "game server connected failed". I already have the ports open on my firewall even though we play internally. I opened them up so a coworker of mine could join my game.