I wanted to know if there is a way I can host a private server, that acts as a LAN server, but I can connect to with my laptop anywhere. I would assume it has to be port forwarded for me to connect anywhere, but I am just asking in case there is a way to do it so only certain computers (my laptop) can connect to it.
You answered your own question. You can set up a private server and whitelist the computers you want to allow to enter. BukkitGUI from get.bertware.net can be helpful.
I wanted to know if there is a way I can host a private server, that acts as a LAN server, but I can connect to with my laptop anywhere. I would assume it has to be port forwarded for me to connect anywhere, but I am just asking in case there is a way to do it so only certain computers (my laptop) can connect to it.
You answered your own question. You can set up a private server and whitelist the computers you want to allow to enter. BukkitGUI from get.bertware.net can be helpful.
if you need a server i can make you one.