Yesterday i was playing minecraft with a friend from school and everything was fine we had a good time playing but then the next day when the server was up my friend could not join my server and it keeps saying connection timed out. Please help with this problem i really want to play with my friend. and im not really a computer person so i would have a hard time understand but please try helping me!! T_T
oh yea. in addition my friend is in my hamachi group but he just cant join. i dont know why. is it the IP problem or somthing?
I would avoid using Hamachi as it is a very bad way to get your server running. Port forwarding allows for much less problems and works fairly well. You can find a guide on how to port forward HERE. You should also post any questions you have there. I also find THIS to be helpful if you know your router model.
Hope this helps.
jakeob22 im home right now and before i do the port forwarding i need your help with something. do i still keep hamachi for the server or i no longer need it? and my friend just needs to type the ip in when i port forward the server?
You won't need Hamachi after you port forward. To connect he will have to type the IP address in to connect. He may also have to use :port if you don't use port 25565. Also, make sure you remove the IP address from the server.properties because it won't work if you leave it there.
when i port forwarded it. it said that it cannot see connection at my IP. and connection timed out again. what does that mean? and when i port forward it what server address should my friend use to connect to my server jakeob22?
You might also have to make an exception in your computer's firewall. They should be using your external IP which you can find at IPChicken. Make sure you are running the server when you do your checks on the website you are using.
oh yea. in addition my friend is in my hamachi group but he just cant join. i dont know why. is it the IP problem or somthing?
Hope this helps.