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This topic regards the "Open to LAN" option as it pertains to Linux (in specific, Ubuntu).

Before 1.4.4, it required a workaround where you would add your LAN ip to the hosts file, or else anybody joining would get "Connection refused".

Now, we always get "Connection refused".

Anybody know a workaround for 1.4.4?

I am having the same problem except on Mac. The IP Address shows up as 0.0.0.0

Help please!

Quote from demongorgan

hey guys, this worked for me, maybe you to?

Thanks that worked for us.

Hopefully they'll have this sorted soon there seems to be quite a few having problems.

I thought I tried that and it didn't seem to work, but I'll try again, I might have just done it wrong.

EDIT: Just realized this topic was Linux-specific. I greatly apologize that I don't know if these instructions will work for Linux, but you should hopefully be able to get it to work by getting your host's local IP address. I'm not sure how to get it on each Linux distro though (or if the Mac instructions will apply).

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EDIT #2: I've moved my step-by-step instructions to a new thread. Hopefully someone else will chime in on how to successfully get a Linux local IP address.

http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1564979-144-lan-server-issue-work-around-steps-on-how-to-connect-successfully/

I hope that helps!

On linux, you simply click on the network connection icon, click Connection Information, and jot down the "IPv4 IP Address".

Alternatively, you can do it from the terminal using 'ifconfig' and then looking for the "inet addr" for "eth0" or whatever your local area network connection's name is (not "lo"). The command 'ip addr' works as well.

I hope this helps you to update your topic. Make sure you note that it's untested.

Quote from IsmAvatar

On linux, you simply click on the network connection icon, click Connection Information, and jot down the "IPv4 IP Address".

Alternatively, you can do it from the terminal using 'ifconfig' and then looking for the "inet addr" for "eth0" or whatever your local area network connection's name is (not "lo"). The command 'ip addr' works as well.

I hope this helps you to update your topic. Make sure you note that it's untested.

Thanks for the info! I've updated the instructions to include that information.