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The switch shouldn't be a problem. Tried it another port and on the same on the other PC involved? Also check to see if that port is being used on the PC you set it on?

How would one check to see if that port is being used on the PC I set it on?

I just gave them both their own steamclient port and clientport.

We did end up finding a temp fix. Somehow launching the game at the same time, and pressing RACE in the main menu at the same time to bring up the server browser allows both pc's to see the browser AND join the same server.

This option should fix your problem without a VPN, are you sure it's set correctly? I can confirm it does work with Steam when set as below -

Yup have it set exactly like this. And no luck. Both computers are plugged into the same ethernet 5 port switch. Not sure if this has something to do with it.

Using this command in steam client in the launch options unfortunately did not work for me.

Two computers on same LAN.
1st PC can connect to any server no issue.

2nd PC after clicking on RACE in main menu to see browser, is met with a connection timeout error.

-Tried placing second PC on a VPN, this allowed second PC to see the server browser but still met with connection timeout when attempting to connect to a server that PC 1 is on.

How do other multiplayer games have this figured out?
The only time I've run into issues with this in other games is Minecraft and Halo MCC PC.