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Jump in: Your guide to joining a server ...

In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the steps to join a server. If you have any questions or run into any issues, don’t hesitate to join our Discord server — we’re always happy to help!

Just a couple of things to note ...

• If you’re joining Reclamation servers or any pure vanilla servers, make sure you’re using a vanilla BF2142 setup — don’t use any addons or tweaks that change files in \mods\bf2142.

• You can only join servers that match the mod and files you have.

  • You can’t join a vanilla server with a mod enabled, or the other way around.

  • To join a modded server, you’ll need to have the exact same mod and files installed as the server.

The green icon next to the 2142 icon shows if a server is modded or not — green means it’s vanilla, while red means it’s running a mod. To join servers with the green icon, always launch the game without any mods enabled or files modified. []

To join a Reclamation server, you’ll need to install their custom maps. []

Joining a LAN Server

A local server is a game server that shows up in your local server browser and can be accessed by anyone on your LAN network.

Cannot find your server in the local server browser ?

First, make sure you’re connected to the same LAN network as the server host. If you still can’t find the server in the local server browser, even when it’s running, try this:

1. Click ONLINE in the game.

2. Go to the ADVANCED tab and click CONNECT TO IP.

3. Enter the server’s local IP address (usually something like 192.168.x.x) and click OK. The server host can find their local IP on the loading screen after launching the server [].

Why this is happening ?

Usually, this happens if your PC has more than one network adapter — like when you use programs such as Hamachi, VirtualBox, VMWare, or ExpressVPN. The game can sometimes choose the wrong adapter when trying to join a server.

How to fix this ?

Disable any network adapters you’re not using, and keep only the one(s) you need for joining the server [].

1. Go to Network and Sharing Center in your Control Panel.

1. Click Change adapter settings.

2. Right-click any adapter you want to disable and select Disable.

3. If you can’t disable an adapter, use PowerShell as an Administrator: Disable-NetAdapter -Name "Adapter Name" (Re-enable later with Enable-NetAdapter -Name "Adapter Name")

Do this first on the server computer, then on any computers trying to connect. This should help your LAN server show up in the local server browser!

Reference: https://superuser.com/questions/610733/networking-games-cant-see-join-anyone-elses-lan-servers-unless-i-host

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Select MULTIPLAY → LOCAL.

2

In the JOIN tab, click UPDATE LIST until the LAN server appears.

3

​Once it shows up, double-click the server to join.

Joining a Public WAN Server

A public server is a game server that shows up in the online server browser and can be accessed over the Internet.

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Click MULTIPLAY → ONLINE.

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In the ADVANCED tab, uncheck all the filter options and click UPDATE LIST [].

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You should now see a list of public servers. Double-click one to join and play.

Joining a Private WAN Server

A private WAN server is a game server that doesn’t show up in the online server browser, but you can still access it over the internet if you have its public IP address.

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Click MULTIPLAY → ONLINE.

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In the ADVANCED tab, click CONNECT TO IP.

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Enter the server's public IP address and adjust the if needed.

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Click OK to connect.