Keep your starting and ending port at 25565 if you are running 1 server on your machine. You must change your computer's IP (that's basically it's address) to STATIC. Instead of DYNAMIC.
The difference between Static and Dynamic is so that the port forwarding knows where to send the data it gets, imagine the port forwarding you have just done as a funnel, it's destination cannot change otherwise the information will not get to it!
To change your IP from Dynamic to Static, assuming you're using windows, go do this:http://imgur.com/a/CZTPv
You can pick a random IP and such just make sure your router goes to that IP!
You must disable your firewall on that port, to do that go to your firewall by hitting START, then type in 'firewall' navigate to windows firewall. You will set A NEW RULE YOUR RULE WILL BE THIS
NEW INBOUND RULE CLICK PORT AS THE RULE YOU WOULD LIKE TO CREATE YOU WILL PICK TCP SPECIFIC LOCAL PORT: 25565 ACTION: ALLOW THE CONNECTION
ALMOST DONE!
do not put an IP in the server config! to connect to your own server go to DIRECT CONNECT in the MULTIPLAYER settings in MINECRAFT, type in 'localhost'
for other people to connect they MUST use your external ip! your internal ip does not work for this! here's your external ip: http://myexternalip.com/
give them that ip, you do not need a port.
Any issues, just respond here.
basic steps on setting up a server, since i'm not sure what you did so far, please follow those steps.
It looks like the players are getting to the server, but the server issn't responding.
The server logs a player is trying to join, so the player has made connection to the PC the server runs on. The player is currently seeing a loading screen that says "Logging in...". When the server is done loading, the player should join the game. But it looks like that issen't happening. It gets stuck between the payer connecting to the computer the server is hosted on, and actually joining the game. (is this indeed the case? is the player that is trying to join gets an error, that could be a totally different problem.)
This can be caused by two things:
The speed of the computer used to host the server, or
the internet speed.
Do you host it you're self? If so, what are the specs of the computer? (Processor, RAM, Operating System)
For 6-8 players you want about 2-3GB of RAM and a decent processor (~2Ghz). If you're computer's specs are in the same range, then that probably isn't the problem. If it's a lot slower, you may want to host the server on something more suitable.
Since you said you followed the steps posted by Ferrariic, i'm assuming the server already is connected to the internet via ethernet, and not Wi-fi, since that stops working when you have a static IP. If you are still using Wi-fi, try to use an ethernet cable. If the wi-fi signal is to weak, the server won't be able to send any information back to the players, and they won't be able to join.
If none of the above works, you may have to rent a server, since rather you're PC or you're internet are not fast enough to host a minecraft server.
I just wanted to tell you it did work 4 days ago, I will try what you said.
And I have a windows 7 laptop and I think it is 64x bit.
It looks like the players are getting to the server, but the server issn't responding.
The server logs a player is trying to join, so the player has made connection to the PC the server runs on. The player is currently seeing a loading screen that says "Logging in...". When the server is done loading, the player should join the game. But it looks like that issen't happening. It gets stuck between the payer connecting to the computer the server is hosted on, and actually joining the game. (is this indeed the case? is the player that is trying to join gets an error, that could be a totally different problem.)
This can be caused by two things:
The speed of the computer used to host the server, or
the internet speed.
Do you host it you're self? If so, what are the specs of the computer? (Processor, RAM, Operating System)
For 6-8 players you want about 2-3GB of RAM and a decent processor (~2Ghz). If you're computer's specs are in the same range, then that probably isn't the problem. If it's a lot slower, you may want to host the server on something more suitable.
Since you said you followed the steps posted by Ferrariic, i'm assuming the server already is connected to the internet via ethernet, and not Wi-fi, since that stops working when you have a static IP. If you are still using Wi-fi, try to use an ethernet cable. If the wi-fi signal is to weak, the server won't be able to send any information back to the players, and they won't be able to join.
If none of the above works, you may have to rent a server, since rather you're PC or you're internet are not fast enough to host a minecraft server.
It looks like the players are getting to the server, but the server issn't responding.
The server logs a player is trying to join, so the player has made connection to the PC the server runs on. The player is currently seeing a loading screen that says "Logging in...". When the server is done loading, the player should join the game. But it looks like that issen't happening. It gets stuck between the payer connecting to the computer the server is hosted on, and actually joining the game. (is this indeed the case? is the player that is trying to join gets an error, that could be a totally different problem.)
This can be caused by two things:
The speed of the computer used to host the server, or
the internet speed.
Do you host it you're self? If so, what are the specs of the computer? (Processor, RAM, Operating System)
For 6-8 players you want about 2-3GB of RAM and a decent processor (~2Ghz). If you're computer's specs are in the same range, then that probably isn't the problem. If it's a lot slower, you may want to host the server on something more suitable.
Since you said you followed the steps posted by Ferrariic, i'm assuming the server already is connected to the internet via ethernet, and not Wi-fi, since that stops working when you have a static IP. If you are still using Wi-fi, try to use an ethernet cable. If the wi-fi signal is to weak, the server won't be able to send any information back to the players, and they won't be able to join.
If none of the above works, you may have to rent a server, since rather you're PC or you're internet are not fast enough to host a minecraft server.
It looks like the players are getting to the server, but the server issn't responding.
The server logs a player is trying to join, so the player has made connection to the PC the server runs on. The player is currently seeing a loading screen that says "Logging in...". When the server is done loading, the player should join the game. But it looks like that issen't happening. It gets stuck between the payer connecting to the computer the server is hosted on, and actually joining the game. (is this indeed the case? is the player that is trying to join gets an error, that could be a totally different problem.)
This can be caused by two things:
The speed of the computer used to host the server, or
the internet speed.
Do you host it you're self? If so, what are the specs of the computer? (Processor, RAM, Operating System)
For 6-8 players you want about 2-3GB of RAM and a decent processor (~2Ghz). If you're computer's specs are in the same range, then that probably isn't the problem. If it's a lot slower, you may want to host the server on something more suitable.
Since you said you followed the steps posted by Ferrariic, i'm assuming the server already is connected to the internet via ethernet, and not Wi-fi, since that stops working when you have a static IP. If you are still using Wi-fi, try to use an ethernet cable. If the wi-fi signal is to weak, the server won't be able to send any information back to the players, and they won't be able to join.
If none of the above works, you may have to rent a server, since rather you're PC or you're internet are not fast enough to host a minecraft server.
(is this indeed the case? is the player that is trying to join gets an error, that could be a totally different problem.), This May actully be the problem.
I think you are right, the hardware dos not seem to be the problem. I can't se any problems with you're server.properties ether, and I don't exactly know what that error means.
Have you tried to turn of the firewall completely? If not, turn it of, and try to join. I don't recommend keeping it of for to long, so turn it back on if you are done testing. If it dose work with firewall turned off, try to add the firewall rule again as described by Ferrariic. Maybe something when wrong the first time.
I think you are right, the hardware dos not seem to be the problem. I can't se any problems with you're server.properties ether, and I don't exactly know what that error means.
Have you tried to turn of the firewall completely? If not, turn it of, and try to join. I don't recommend keeping it of for to long, so turn it back on if you are done testing. If it dose work with firewall turned off, try to add the firewall rule again as described by Ferrariic. Maybe something when wrong the first time.
I think you are right, the hardware dos not seem to be the problem. I can't se any problems with you're server.properties ether, and I don't exactly know what that error means.
Have you tried to turn of the firewall completely? If not, turn it of, and try to join. I don't recommend keeping it of for to long, so turn it back on if you are done testing. If it dose work with firewall turned off, try to add the firewall rule again as described by Ferrariic. Maybe something when wrong the first time.
Good luck!
It's not working, I turned it off and can't turn it back on and I still can't get into my server.
This is my minecraft when I can't get into my server.
http://imgur.com/ooMKFsV,JphRab3#0
This is what happens to my console (to everyone.)
You must change your computer's IP (that's basically it's address) to STATIC. Instead of DYNAMIC.
The difference between Static and Dynamic is so that the port forwarding knows where to send the data it gets, imagine the port forwarding you have just done as a funnel, it's destination cannot change otherwise the information will not get to it!
To change your IP from Dynamic to Static, assuming you're using windows, go do this:http://imgur.com/a/CZTPv
You can pick a random IP and such just make sure your router goes to that IP!
You must disable your firewall on that port, to do that go to your firewall by hitting START, then type in 'firewall' navigate to windows firewall. You will set A NEW RULE
YOUR RULE WILL BE THIS
NEW INBOUND RULE
CLICK PORT AS THE RULE YOU WOULD LIKE TO CREATE
YOU WILL PICK TCP
SPECIFIC LOCAL PORT: 25565
ACTION: ALLOW THE CONNECTION
ALMOST DONE!
do not put an IP in the server config!
to connect to your own server go to DIRECT CONNECT in the MULTIPLAYER settings in MINECRAFT, type in 'localhost'
for other people to connect they MUST use your external ip! your internal ip does not work for this! here's your external ip:
http://myexternalip.com/
give them that ip, you do not need a port.
Any issues, just respond here.
basic steps on setting up a server, since i'm not sure what you did so far, please follow those steps.
And I have a windows 7 laptop and I think it is 64x bit.Ohhh, and if you want to know my internet speed it is http://stage.results.speedtest.comcast.net/result/510209024.png My server now has 2G. This May Be good, I got a message on my constle It is new... http://imgur.com/a1iNNwU
Okay, thanks. I will try that.
It's not working, I turned it off and can't turn it back on and I still can't get into my server.
http://imgur.com/WCwzTL8,TuDgqqa
PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!