My sons have been playing different versions of Minecraft on the Kindle and iPad for a while now, but always single player. Now we're ready to try multiplayer, and I thought it would be best to set up a server on a PC in the house. So the objective here is to allow a few people to play in a single world, but not put the multiplayer burden on any one of the tablets...
I have managed to get a server up and running on an older Windows 7 PC, but have been unable to find the server from a second PC on the network. The second PC is Windows 10--not sure if that's a problem... (I admit I'm unclear as to whether Minecraft:Java Edition, which is what I assume the server PC is technically running, is somehow different from "regular" Minecraft. Forgive the newbie uncertainty on that...)
On the server PC I've done the following:
Set a static IP of 192.168.69.69
Updated Java -- now running Version 8 Update 144
Updated Windows and the video driver
Disabled the anti-virus/firewall software
Opened up all ports on the firewall to allow inbound connections
Changed the online-mode setting to false in the server.properties file
Created a batch file to run java -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar minecraft_server.1.12.2.jar
When I run the batch file, the server gui pops up as expected, and the diagnostic output on the right side seems to indicate everything that's supposed to happen is happening--no errors.
I'm able to play Minecraft single player on this machine with the Demo world. The launcher screen shows version 2.0.934 in the lower left corner of the window. It doesn't appear the demo version is able to play in multiplayer mode (?), so I can't even try to connect to the server running on the same computer.
On the second PC (IP address 192.168.69.108), I have Minecraft running just fine. (Again, this is a Windows 10 PC.) Version shows 1.2.2 in the lower right corner. When I hit the "Play" button, I see "30 Day Free Trial" under "Realms" on the "Worlds" tab, and basically nothing on the "Friends" tab. Three "Featured Servers" appear on the "Servers" tab. I've added my own server, using the IP 192.168.69.69 and port 25565 (which is definitely what's in use on the server PC). I put the Windows computer name in for the "Server Name" value; I'm not sure what's supposed to be there, or if it even makes a difference. In any case, three question marks and a red circle appear next to my server, and of course I can't connect to it. Am I "spitting into the wind" here, because a Windows 10 PC running demo Minecraft is never going to connect to the Java-based server running on a Windows 7 PC??? Is this experiment doomed to fail???
Again, my overall goal here is to run a server on the LAN that can be shared by three tablet computers (two iPads and a Kindle). I was hoping I don't actually have to pay for Minecraft on the server PC... And I'm assuming that if I can make this work, it will be better than having two tablets join a world running on a third tablet. But maybe if we always have our newest/fastest iPad running as the "server," it'll be fine?
Minecraft Java Edition is different from the other editions, which are all called the Bedrock edition. Since all the tablets, and consoles run the Bedrock edition, you will have to create a bedrock edition Minecraft server if you are trying to connect an iPad and a Kindle. Trying to connect these devices to a Java edition server will not work.
I do not know anything about making bedrock edition servers, so hopefully someone else here can help.
PS: Mojang made a Windows 10 edition, which is now part of the Bedrock edition. The problem is, it tends to confuse people a LOT. You can run the Java edition of Minecraft on anything that can run Java, so running the Java Edition on Windows 10 should be no problem (I do it). If you ever want to connect a PC to a tablet, you can get the Windows 10 edition, although I'm not sure if they renamed it, or what the heck is going on, I focus mostly on the Java edition.
So, there are technicaly three type of ervers. LAN, Realms and Public. Since there are two types of Minecraft, Bedrock players can play with Bedrock while JAva can play with Java. LAN minecraft can be enabled through settings. Realms can be bought through the MInecraft website. Public servers can be installed in Java through https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Tutorials/Setting_up_a_server or Bedrock by installing PocketMine/Nukkit.
Hello All,
My sons have been playing different versions of Minecraft on the Kindle and iPad for a while now, but always single player. Now we're ready to try multiplayer, and I thought it would be best to set up a server on a PC in the house. So the objective here is to allow a few people to play in a single world, but not put the multiplayer burden on any one of the tablets...
I have managed to get a server up and running on an older Windows 7 PC, but have been unable to find the server from a second PC on the network. The second PC is Windows 10--not sure if that's a problem... (I admit I'm unclear as to whether Minecraft:Java Edition, which is what I assume the server PC is technically running, is somehow different from "regular" Minecraft. Forgive the newbie uncertainty on that...)
On the server PC I've done the following:
When I run the batch file, the server gui pops up as expected, and the diagnostic output on the right side seems to indicate everything that's supposed to happen is happening--no errors.
I'm able to play Minecraft single player on this machine with the Demo world. The launcher screen shows version 2.0.934 in the lower left corner of the window. It doesn't appear the demo version is able to play in multiplayer mode (?), so I can't even try to connect to the server running on the same computer.
On the second PC (IP address 192.168.69.108), I have Minecraft running just fine. (Again, this is a Windows 10 PC.) Version shows 1.2.2 in the lower right corner. When I hit the "Play" button, I see "30 Day Free Trial" under "Realms" on the "Worlds" tab, and basically nothing on the "Friends" tab. Three "Featured Servers" appear on the "Servers" tab. I've added my own server, using the IP 192.168.69.69 and port 25565 (which is definitely what's in use on the server PC). I put the Windows computer name in for the "Server Name" value; I'm not sure what's supposed to be there, or if it even makes a difference. In any case, three question marks and a red circle appear next to my server, and of course I can't connect to it. Am I "spitting into the wind" here, because a Windows 10 PC running demo Minecraft is never going to connect to the Java-based server running on a Windows 7 PC??? Is this experiment doomed to fail???
Again, my overall goal here is to run a server on the LAN that can be shared by three tablet computers (two iPads and a Kindle). I was hoping I don't actually have to pay for Minecraft on the server PC... And I'm assuming that if I can make this work, it will be better than having two tablets join a world running on a third tablet. But maybe if we always have our newest/fastest iPad running as the "server," it'll be fine?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Shawn
Minecraft Java Edition is different from the other editions, which are all called the Bedrock edition. Since all the tablets, and consoles run the Bedrock edition, you will have to create a bedrock edition Minecraft server if you are trying to connect an iPad and a Kindle. Trying to connect these devices to a Java edition server will not work.
I do not know anything about making bedrock edition servers, so hopefully someone else here can help.
PS: Mojang made a Windows 10 edition, which is now part of the Bedrock edition. The problem is, it tends to confuse people a LOT. You can run the Java edition of Minecraft on anything that can run Java, so running the Java Edition on Windows 10 should be no problem (I do it). If you ever want to connect a PC to a tablet, you can get the Windows 10 edition, although I'm not sure if they renamed it, or what the heck is going on, I focus mostly on the Java edition.
There are two types of Minecraft, one is Bedrock, the other one is Java. Bedrock is playable on WIn 10, Xbox One and Mobiles. While the Java can be played on all Windows, Linux, OSX and Free BSD. If you own a Java Minecraft, you can have a free WIn 10 (Bedrock) through this website. http://support.xbox.com/en-US/games/game-titles/minecraft-windows-10-edition-faq#a9355224a14d40d7b82608a6d3f9046d
So, there are technicaly three type of ervers. LAN, Realms and Public. Since there are two types of Minecraft, Bedrock players can play with Bedrock while JAva can play with Java. LAN minecraft can be enabled through settings. Realms can be bought through the MInecraft website. Public servers can be installed in Java through https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Tutorials/Setting_up_a_server or Bedrock by installing PocketMine/Nukkit.
Hope this will help you!