I have this problem with Quakespasm (all versions of that); i can't see "search public servers" option

This doesn't happen with Quakespasm-spiked version


a my friend has my same version of Quakespasm and that option is there...

i have tried also to open 26000port tcp/udp, no changes...

To my knowledge QuakeSpasm Spiked was modded to get easy access to worldservers, i fear this option is not fully aviable to the normal QuakeSpasm mod (without further third party tools.)

You should try the Spiked or load nQuake which has full access to th quakeworld network.

Have a look at https://www.nquake.com

Otherwise stick to QuakeSpasm Spiked which is literaly QuakeSpasm + a more broad engine for more demanding maps and better multiplayer support, so you should miss nothing and get some details more...