I started a server on 1.12.2 and it was running smoothly until my friend tried to join. He's on the same wifi network (well he has to be, i couldnt activate port forwarding, i forgot the router password), and he typed in the ip after going multiplayer and direct connect, but got this error: io.netty.channel.connecttimeoutexception. I have looked over the internet and don't know how to solve it as I ant acvitate port forwarding.
Also as far as the router, there is usually a reset button you can use to revert it to factory settings. Be aware though that all configuration will be lost and must be reconfigured.
I started a server on 1.12.2 and it was running smoothly until my friend tried to join. He's on the same wifi network (well he has to be, i couldnt activate port forwarding, i forgot the router password), and he typed in the ip after going multiplayer and direct connect, but got this error: io.netty.channel.connecttimeoutexception. I have looked over the internet and don't know how to solve it as I ant acvitate port forwarding.
Thanks,
KIcreeper
Did you open TCP 25565 on your firewall?
Also as far as the router, there is usually a reset button you can use to revert it to factory settings. Be aware though that all configuration will be lost and must be reconfigured.