On my home network, I cannot see a LAN game my friend is hosting. Another friend of mine can see it just fine, but I cannot for some reason. Things i have tried:
- Disabling my Fire Wall
- Running as admin
- Changing the WiFi Sharing properties
- Rebooting computer and router/adapter.
I am running the latest version of Java, same as my two friends. I can connect just fine using direct connect, but since the port changes each time the server comes up, it becomes too much of a pain each time.
I would like to be able to see LAN games, or if not, at least be able to keep the port of the server consistent.
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Are you on the same router your friends are on? LAN stands for local area network which means you can only join a LAN world if you are connected to the same router as the person who opened the LAN world.
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Are you on the same router your friends are on? LAN stands for local area network which means you can only join a LAN world if you are connected to the same router as the person who opened the LAN world.
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Maybe try turning off and on your wifi on your computer or restart your computer. Also try asking your friend to close the LAN world then open it again, my brother and I have had problems with LAN a few times and reopening it fixed it sometimes!
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We live together, so yes, we are on the same network. We don't even have a guest network.
I think what gerbil means is when you 1st connected to your network (if you have windows I use windows so I don't know how Mac sets it up) did you tell your computer this is a home network? On windows when you first connect it has a set up wizard and one of the first questions it asks is "is this is a home network or public network?" if you told it public network it may disable sharing and sharing might also count as LAN worlds. If you are using windows check this out: http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/6815-network-location-set-private-public-windows-10-a.html it says it's windows 10 but it's pretty much the same on all windows vista and up. If you are using Mac I can't help you because I have never used it before sorry!
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On my home network, I cannot see a LAN game my friend is hosting. Another friend of mine can see it just fine, but I cannot for some reason. Things i have tried:
- Disabling my Fire Wall
- Running as admin
- Changing the WiFi Sharing properties
- Rebooting computer and router/adapter.
I am running the latest version of Java, same as my two friends. I can connect just fine using direct connect, but since the port changes each time the server comes up, it becomes too much of a pain each time.
I would like to be able to see LAN games, or if not, at least be able to keep the port of the server consistent.
Are you on the same router your friends are on? LAN stands for local area network which means you can only join a LAN world if you are connected to the same router as the person who opened the LAN world.
hope that helps!
if you need anymore help just let me know!
Hello I'm you're friendly neighborhood Piggy! I'm not very active on the forums but when i'm on i like to help people and look at suggestions.
Yes, I am on the same router. We only have one.
Maybe try turning off and on your wifi on your computer or restart your computer. Also try asking your friend to close the LAN world then open it again, my brother and I have had problems with LAN a few times and reopening it fixed it sometimes!
Hello I'm you're friendly neighborhood Piggy! I'm not very active on the forums but when i'm on i like to help people and look at suggestions.
Thank you for the suggestion, but it appears to not have changed my predicament.
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Is your network configured as a "Home" network for you?
All all three of you really on the same network, or are your two friends on a guest network?
We live together, so yes, we are on the same network. We don't even have a guest network.
I think what gerbil means is when you 1st connected to your network (if you have windows I use windows so I don't know how Mac sets it up) did you tell your computer this is a home network? On windows when you first connect it has a set up wizard and one of the first questions it asks is "is this is a home network or public network?" if you told it public network it may disable sharing and sharing might also count as LAN worlds. If you are using windows check this out: http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/6815-network-location-set-private-public-windows-10-a.html it says it's windows 10 but it's pretty much the same on all windows vista and up. If you are using Mac I can't help you because I have never used it before sorry!
hope this helps!
Hello I'm you're friendly neighborhood Piggy! I'm not very active on the forums but when i'm on i like to help people and look at suggestions.