Connecting with multiplayer game does not work

Has somebody the same problem as I?
I can not get a connection with the multiplayer game for already 2 days.
Can somebody explain me why or give a hint so that I get a connection.
In advance thanks.

The global server is down, so u have to use direct connect

Change your desktop Freelancer shortcut so the target is identical
to this:
"E:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Freelancer\EXE\Freelancer.exe" -s85.14.217.82:2302

That will fix it