diff --git a/src/engine/client/client.cpp b/src/engine/client/client.cpp
index 2dec0917..19e44f3e 100644
--- a/src/engine/client/client.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/client/client.cpp
@@ -165,21 +165,21 @@ bool CClient::Authenticate(const char* const playerName, char* const reasonBuf,
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Purpose: connect new client
 // Input  : *szName - 
-//			*pNetChannel - 
+//			*pNetChan - 
 //			bFakePlayer - 
 //			*conVars - 
 //			*szMessage -
 //			nMessageSize - 
 // Output : true if connection was successful, false otherwise
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-bool CClient::Connect(const char* szName, void* pNetChannel, bool bFakePlayer,
+bool CClient::Connect(const char* szName, CNetChan* pNetChan, bool bFakePlayer,
 	CUtlVector<NET_SetConVar::cvar_t>* conVars, char* szMessage, int nMessageSize)
 {
 #ifndef CLIENT_DLL
 	g_ServerPlayer[GetUserID()].Reset(); // Reset ServerPlayer slot.
 #endif
 
-	if (!v_CClient_Connect(this, szName, pNetChannel, bFakePlayer, conVars, szMessage, nMessageSize))
+	if (!v_CClient_Connect(this, szName, pNetChan, bFakePlayer, conVars, szMessage, nMessageSize))
 		return false;
 
 #ifndef CLIENT_DLL
@@ -192,6 +192,16 @@ bool CClient::Connect(const char* szName, void* pNetChannel, bool bFakePlayer,
 		if (!Authenticate(szName, authFailReason, sizeof(authFailReason)))
 		{
 			REJECT_CONNECTION("Failed to verify authentication token [%s]", authFailReason);
+
+			const bool bEnableLogging = sv_showconnecting->GetBool();
+			if (bEnableLogging)
+			{
+				const char* const netAdr = pNetChan ? pNetChan->GetAddress() : "<unknown>";
+
+				Warning(eDLL_T::SERVER, "Connection rejected for '%s' ('%llu' failed online authentication!)\n",
+					netAdr, m_nNucleusID);
+			}
+
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
@@ -206,17 +216,17 @@ bool CClient::Connect(const char* szName, void* pNetChannel, bool bFakePlayer,
 // Purpose: connect new client
 // Input  : *pClient - 
 //			*szName - 
-//			*pNetChannel - 
+//			*pNetChan - 
 //			bFakePlayer - 
 //			*a5 - 
 //			*szMessage -
 //			nMessageSize - 
 // Output : true if connection was successful, false otherwise
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-bool CClient::VConnect(CClient* pClient, const char* szName, void* pNetChannel, bool bFakePlayer,
+bool CClient::VConnect(CClient* pClient, const char* szName, CNetChan* pNetChan, bool bFakePlayer,
 	CUtlVector<NET_SetConVar::cvar_t>* conVars, char* szMessage, int nMessageSize)
 {
-	return pClient->Connect(szName, pNetChannel, bFakePlayer, conVars, szMessage, nMessageSize);;
+	return pClient->Connect(szName, pNetChan, bFakePlayer, conVars, szMessage, nMessageSize);;
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/engine/client/client.h b/src/engine/client/client.h
index 4b00a65e..c49c4812 100644
--- a/src/engine/client/client.h
+++ b/src/engine/client/client.h
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ public:
 	bool SendNetMsgEx(CNetMessage* pMsg, char bLocal, bool bForceReliable, bool bVoice);
 
 	bool Authenticate(const char* const playerName, char* const reasonBuf, const size_t reasonBufLen);
-	bool Connect(const char* szName, void* pNetChannel, bool bFakePlayer,
+	bool Connect(const char* szName, CNetChan* pNetChan, bool bFakePlayer,
 		CUtlVector<NET_SetConVar::cvar_t>* conVars, char* szMessage, int nMessageSize);
 	void Disconnect(const Reputation_t nRepLvl, const char* szReason, ...);
 	void Clear(void);
 
 public: // Hook statics:
 	static void VClear(CClient* pClient);
-	static bool VConnect(CClient* pClient, const char* szName, void* pNetChannel, bool bFakePlayer,
+	static bool VConnect(CClient* pClient, const char* szName, CNetChan* pNetChan, bool bFakePlayer,
 		CUtlVector<NET_SetConVar::cvar_t>* conVars, char* szMessage, int nMessageSize);
 
 	static void VActivatePlayer(CClient* pClient);
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ static_assert(sizeof(CClient) == 0x4A4C0);
 
 /* ==== CBASECLIENT ===================================================================================================================================================== */
 inline CMemory p_CClient_Connect;
-inline bool(*v_CClient_Connect)(CClient* pClient, const char* szName, void* pNetChannel, bool bFakePlayer, CUtlVector<NET_SetConVar::cvar_t>* conVars, char* szMessage, int nMessageSize);
+inline bool(*v_CClient_Connect)(CClient* pClient, const char* szName, CNetChan* pNetChan, bool bFakePlayer, CUtlVector<NET_SetConVar::cvar_t>* conVars, char* szMessage, int nMessageSize);
 
 inline CMemory p_CClient_Disconnect;
 inline bool(*v_CClient_Disconnect)(CClient* pClient, const Reputation_t nRepLvl, const char* szReason, ...);
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ class VClient : public IDetour
 		p_CClient_ProcessSetConVar = g_GameDll.FindPatternSIMD("48 83 EC 28 48 83 C2 20");
 		p_CClient_SetSignonState = g_GameDll.FindPatternSIMD("48 8B C4 48 89 58 10 48 89 70 18 57 48 81 EC ?? ?? ?? ?? 0F 29 70 E8 8B F2");
 
-		v_CClient_Connect    = p_CClient_Connect.RCast<bool (*)(CClient*, const char*, void*, bool, CUtlVector<NET_SetConVar::cvar_t>*, char*, int)>();
+		v_CClient_Connect    = p_CClient_Connect.RCast<bool (*)(CClient*, const char*, CNetChan*, bool, CUtlVector<NET_SetConVar::cvar_t>*, char*, int)>();
 		v_CClient_Disconnect = p_CClient_Disconnect.RCast<bool (*)(CClient*, const Reputation_t, const char*, ...)>();
 		v_CClient_Clear      = p_CClient_Clear.RCast<void (*)(CClient*)>();
 		v_CClient_ActivatePlayer = p_CClient_ActivatePlayer.RCast<void (*)(CClient* pClient)>();