Thank you for taking the time to update this. It's one of my favorite mods because I like chatting with folks on my server and the built-in client is pretty terrible.
Can you connect locally by pointing your minecraft client to 127.0.0.1 If it won't connect there, you may have changed the server port number or your local firewall software is blocking the connection. Check any antivirus software you may have, many of those run their own firewalls.
will minecraft multiplayer ever be made easy!!!
umm i cant port forward...i cant find the password and username for 10.0.0.1....
The instructions on the site and in the FAQ's in here should help out a bit. Here's the general process for getting a server running for yourself and others.
Part 1 - Setting up your server on Windows
A) Download the Minecraft_Server.EXE file from the Minecraft site. Put it into a folder like C:\Minecraft and then double-click the file. This will start the server software and put a bunch of files into your C:\Minecraft folder that are necessary for server operation.
C) Test everything out by connecting to your own server. Open up Minecraft (the game) and select Multiplayer. Put in 127.0.0.1 for the server IP address and click Connect.
If everything is setup properly on your computer, then you will see a message in the Minecraft_Server window that you have logged in. Your client will show you the new game world and ta-da, you're now in multiplayer. If that didn't work, read back through the help documents here and make sure your local firewall software is allowing you to connect to that port, those are the usual culprits.
Part 2 - Connecting with your Friends
D) To get friends to play on your server, you need to make sure they can reach you and that if you have a firewall of some sort protecting you from direct internet acces that you make the appropriate changes there. Most home connections share a single internet IP address through a mechanism called NAT - Network Address Translation. Your computer is assigned an address that is only valid on the local network while your home router has an address available to the rest of the world. To find your router's address, go to: http://www.whatismyip.com Write this address down. Now click Start -> Run and type CMD Hit OK to open a command window. In Win 7, click Start, click in the search box and type CMD. Select the command prompt. In the command prompt type "ipconfig" and hit enter. Look for your Local Area Connection Ethernet Adapter or Local Area Connection Wireless Adapter. Ignore all the Tunneling Adapters and other crap. Write down your IPv4 address from that command. This is your local IP address.
E) You now need to forward a port from the outside of your router to the inside of your network. You have all the info you need: TCP Port 25565 is the port to forward and the IPv4 address you wrote down is the destination. Go to: http://portforward.com/ and follow their instructions for your particular router to forward the port.
Hooray, you've got things running. Now, for your friends to connect, give them the external IP address that you got from whatismyip.com. If they still can't connect it's possible that you are being NAT-ed by your ISP. At this point, you should consider one of the many Minecraft servers that are already running and play on one of those. Or, if you're determined, you could setup your own hosted server through a paid webhost.
IGN: Blockhaid
Age: 27
Reason you want to join our server: a buddy of mine just joined and I'd like to build stuff with him. I've played a bit of single player and am looking forward to see what the multiplayer experience is like.
Have you read the rules? Yes.
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This thread has a ton of useful information.
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The instructions on the site and in the FAQ's in here should help out a bit. Here's the general process for getting a server running for yourself and others.
Part 1 - Setting up your server on Windows
A) Download the Minecraft_Server.EXE file from the Minecraft site. Put it into a folder like C:\Minecraft and then double-click the file. This will start the server software and put a bunch of files into your C:\Minecraft folder that are necessary for server operation.
:cool.gif: Add an exception to your local firewall for TCP port 25565. You may need to add this as an exception to the Windows firewall or if you have antivirus software from Norton or McAfee, you may need to add that there. Consult their manuals for how to do that. For windows XP: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/wind ... s-firewall or Windows 7: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/wind ... s-Firewall
C) Test everything out by connecting to your own server. Open up Minecraft (the game) and select Multiplayer. Put in 127.0.0.1 for the server IP address and click Connect.
If everything is setup properly on your computer, then you will see a message in the Minecraft_Server window that you have logged in. Your client will show you the new game world and ta-da, you're now in multiplayer. If that didn't work, read back through the help documents here and make sure your local firewall software is allowing you to connect to that port, those are the usual culprits.
Part 2 - Connecting with your Friends
D) To get friends to play on your server, you need to make sure they can reach you and that if you have a firewall of some sort protecting you from direct internet acces that you make the appropriate changes there. Most home connections share a single internet IP address through a mechanism called NAT - Network Address Translation. Your computer is assigned an address that is only valid on the local network while your home router has an address available to the rest of the world. To find your router's address, go to: http://www.whatismyip.com Write this address down. Now click Start -> Run and type CMD Hit OK to open a command window. In Win 7, click Start, click in the search box and type CMD. Select the command prompt. In the command prompt type "ipconfig" and hit enter. Look for your Local Area Connection Ethernet Adapter or Local Area Connection Wireless Adapter. Ignore all the Tunneling Adapters and other crap. Write down your IPv4 address from that command. This is your local IP address.
E) You now need to forward a port from the outside of your router to the inside of your network. You have all the info you need: TCP Port 25565 is the port to forward and the IPv4 address you wrote down is the destination. Go to: http://portforward.com/ and follow their instructions for your particular router to forward the port.
Hooray, you've got things running. Now, for your friends to connect, give them the external IP address that you got from whatismyip.com. If they still can't connect it's possible that you are being NAT-ed by your ISP. At this point, you should consider one of the many Minecraft servers that are already running and play on one of those. Or, if you're determined, you could setup your own hosted server through a paid webhost.
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Age: 27
Reason you want to join our server: a buddy of mine just joined and I'd like to build stuff with him. I've played a bit of single player and am looking forward to see what the multiplayer experience is like.
Have you read the rules? Yes.