# Cannot Join Friends game | They can't join me

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**Created:** [December 12, 2020, 10:37pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/cannot-join-friends-game-they-cant-join-me/42789 "2020-12-12T22:37:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![RZN\_FatShart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@RZN\_FatShart](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/RZN_FatShart)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 10:37pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/cannot-join-friends-game-they-cant-join-me/42789/1 "2020-12-12T22:37:54Z")

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Having friends trying to join me and get a “connection timeout” error and when I try to join one of my friends I also get the same error.

The way that we resolved this was that I would host a public quickplay and then for him to do a lobby browser search for my name.

-recap

- was not able to join friend using steam invite(vice versa)
- Got “Connection Timeout”
- Was able to fix using QP

Let me know if there is anything else I can provide to help.

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**Author:** ![FatsharkLev](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forums.fatsharkgames.com/fatsharklev/32/119491_2.png) [@FatsharkLev](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/FatsharkLev)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/cannot-join-friends-game-they-cant-join-me/42789/2 "2020-12-14T11:45:38Z")

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Hi @RZN_FatShart,

I’d recommend running through the solutions in this article:

> **[\[PC\] How to Resolve SIGN-IN TIMEOUT - COULDNT\_CONNECT - CONNECTION TIMEOUT -...](https://support.fatshark.se/hc/en-us/articles/360034654113--PC-How-to-Resolve-SIGN-IN-TIMEOUT-COULDNT-CONNECT-CONNECTION-TIMEOUT-COULDNT-RESOLVE-HOST-Errors-)**
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> WARNING: Changing the wrong options on a router can lead to losing access to the internet. Be cautious when modifying a router's configuration. Consult the device's manual or documentation before b...

Let me know how you get on!

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**Author:** ![system](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/fatshark/original/3X/3/1/319a2f41b73f03a4d9360defbe43058888a33c8c.png) [@system](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/cannot-join-friends-game-they-cant-join-me/42789/3 "2020-12-21T11:45:41Z")

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