I just decided to set up a Minecraft server on my PC. I've gone through all the usual steps, including setting up port forwarding on my router and starting the server. I can run the server and connect alone, but here's the problem:
I can only connect when the "server-ip" property field is left empty. I can connect the "localhost" address. Anytime I fill the field with the local IPv4 address I get from "ipconfig" the server will run, but becomes unassailable to the Minecraft client from any address I can think of.
I can give more information where it's necessary. I don't believe that my port forwarding will have done anything to shut down access at this point in making sure it runs, but I've got the old PF Network Utility for troubleshooting. Are there any options there or in the server files that could help me out? Thanks for any support you can share!
Basically, if you have more than one IP address (not including 127.0.0.0/8 or similar special ones), you can choose whether or not Minecraft works on them all or a specific one.
I just decided to set up a Minecraft server on my PC. I've gone through all the usual steps, including setting up port forwarding on my router and starting the server. I can run the server and connect alone, but here's the problem:
I can only connect when the "server-ip" property field is left empty. I can connect the "localhost" address. Anytime I fill the field with the local IPv4 address I get from "ipconfig" the server will run, but becomes unassailable to the Minecraft client from any address I can think of.
I can give more information where it's necessary. I don't believe that my port forwarding will have done anything to shut down access at this point in making sure it runs, but I've got the old PF Network Utility for troubleshooting. Are there any options there or in the server files that could help me out? Thanks for any support you can share!
Leave the server IP setting blank.
So what is it... For?
It was added for you to put the Internal IP of a computer in there, but it utterly pointless. As leaving it blank does the exact same thing.
If you are trying to get others, you need the External IP. Which you can find with Google and asking "What is my IP?".
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Basically, if you have more than one IP address (not including 127.0.0.0/8 or similar special ones), you can choose whether or not Minecraft works on them all or a specific one.