Hello. Before you assume am a stupid noob trying to host a server; I am not. I have hosted dozens of servers in the past; both public and private.
Okay, I am trying to host a server for my friends and I to play on. I recently made the change to openSUSE Linux; but this shouldn't cause a problem.
I forwarded the port 25565 using my computer's IP address (192.168.X.XXX) to do so. I have tried forwarding different ports to no avail. The server is up and running (server and game on the same computer) but when I try to join it says it can't find a server.
What is the problem here? I can't figure it out. In all my time of hosting servers something like this has never happened; especially when it seems I have done everything right.
And yes, I did give my friends my EXTERNAL IP address; but they haven't had a chance to try to join, so I don't know if it is working for them. I am trying to join using my EXTERNAL IP address.
Some routers won't let you join using your external address. Try connecting via your machines local IP address or "localhost" (without the quotes) if you are hosting and playing on the same computer
Some routers won't let you join using your external address. Try connecting via your machines local IP address or "localhost" (without the quotes) if you are hosting and playing on the same computer
Okay, I am trying to host a server for my friends and I to play on. I recently made the change to openSUSE Linux; but this shouldn't cause a problem.
I forwarded the port 25565 using my computer's IP address (192.168.X.XXX) to do so. I have tried forwarding different ports to no avail. The server is up and running (server and game on the same computer) but when I try to join it says it can't find a server.
What is the problem here? I can't figure it out. In all my time of hosting servers something like this has never happened; especially when it seems I have done everything right.
And yes, I did give my friends my EXTERNAL IP address; but they haven't had a chance to try to join, so I don't know if it is working for them. I am trying to join using my EXTERNAL IP address.
Click it or it will die...A cold painful death.
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Aha! That did it, thanks!
Click it or it will die...A cold painful death.
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