Hi! My boys saved up for months to purchase two separate Minecraft accounts and we have downloaded the latest 1.6.2 this past month[August] We have tried for hours to connect via LAN but it says connection "timed out" after a few moments. They just want to play against each other and were hoping someone could advise us? We are computer novices so the simpler the info, the better! We have been reading for a few hours now on the forum and the closest maybe was shutting down a firewall? [Don't want to crash our computer either!]
Thank you for answering! Anyone?!
Depending upon what firewall you have, just making sure that both computers are connected to the network as a "Home" network as opposed to a Work or Public network may be good enough. Many firewalls understand that Home networks generally have computers that want to talk to each other.
Thanks Gerbil...how do we find if we are connected in a home network? Also, one computer is Windows 7, the other is Windows 8...can this be a problem as well? Thanks!
Thanks Gerbil...how do we find if we are connected in a home network? Also, one computer is Windows 7, the other is Windows 8...can this be a problem as well? Thanks!
This will not be an issue. I'd you guys are on wifi, make sure your all connected to the same network. If you are on a wire connection make sure you are connected to the same modem.
To see if you are on a home connection, go to your control panel and fine information about your internet connection. There should be a few pictures, and it will say.
On Win7 the Network and Sharing Center will show you what kind of network you are currently connected to.
If the network icon is a little house, then it is a Home network.
If it isn't a house, you can change it by clicking on the link next to the icon (e.g. the link might be "Public Network", click and you can change it to Home Network)
Some advice that may help. Try connect the computer that is hosting the world to a wired connection to the modem, in fact if you can, connect all of them. Wireless is easy, but it has numerous problems. It is unlikely to fix your problem, but it should make the game play much smoother.
Thank you for answering! Anyone?!
This will not be an issue. I'd you guys are on wifi, make sure your all connected to the same network. If you are on a wire connection make sure you are connected to the same modem.
To see if you are on a home connection, go to your control panel and fine information about your internet connection. There should be a few pictures, and it will say.
If the network icon is a little house, then it is a Home network.
If it isn't a house, you can change it by clicking on the link next to the icon (e.g. the link might be "Public Network", click and you can change it to Home Network)