Server problems...

Hi everyone, hoping someone can help me out with me problem. I have made a minecraft server that runs and I can access and play on buy using an internal IP however whenever me or any of my friends try to connect using my external IP it doesn't work. I'm 99.9% sure i have port forwarded correctly and have set up the server right but there must be something else that I haven't done or that I got wrong. I would appreciate any help with this

thanks

Open Port Check Tool
Turn the server on and have it look at the port you opened.
If it sees that it's open then you forwarded it correctly

If so, look make your friends connect to [external ip]:[port]

Originally Posted by Joebob97

I've tried several different port checkers after starting my server and they all say that my port is open and online and I tried putting the port number in after a colon like you suggested but that made no difference.

Any other ideas?

Originally Posted by ainslie

I've tried several different port checkers after starting my server and they all say that my port is open and online and I tried putting the port number in after a colon like you suggested but that made no difference. Any other ideas?

What is the message your friends are receiving?

Check port 25565 and make sure the IP variable in server.properties is blank. Make sure that the port variable is 25565.

Originally Posted by Joebob97

What is the message your friends are receiving?

It's a mixture between connection times out and can't reach server

Originally Posted by hexacyanide

Check port 25565 and make sure the IP variable in server.properties is blank. Make sure that the port variable is 25565.

Here is my server.properties:

Code:

#Minecraft server properties
#Tue Feb 07 22:41:20 GMT 2012
allow-nether=true
level-name=world
enable-query=false
allow-flight=false
server-port=25565
level-type=DEFAULT
enable-rcon=false
level-seed=
server-ip=
spawn-npcs=true
white-list=false
spawn-animals=true
online-mode=false
pvp=true
difficulty=1
gamemode=0
max-players=20
spawn-monsters=true
view-distance=10
motd=A Minecraft Server

and i have checked the port 25565 is open:

Originally Posted by ainslie

It's a mixture between connection times out and can't reach server

Here is my server.properties:

Code:

#Minecraft server properties #Tue Feb 07 22:41:20 GMT 2012 allow-nether=true level-name=world enable-query=false allow-flight=false server-port=25565 level-type=DEFAULT enable-rcon=false level-seed= server-ip= spawn-npcs=true white-list=false spawn-animals=true online-mode=false pvp=true difficulty=1 gamemode=0 max-players=20 spawn-monsters=true view-distance=10 motd=A Minecraft Server

and i have checked the port 25565 is open:

What is your internet speed?

Originally Posted by Joebob97

What is your internet speed?

Ping: 80ms
D/L speed: 6Mbps
U/L speed: 0.8Mbps

I'm clueless. Ports are open, so your friends should be able to join. Send me your ip and I'll see if I can try.

Is this run on a home computer, or on a server with multiple IP addresses?

Make sure you are not pinging a IP like 192.168.0.xxx or 192.168.1.xxx because those are local IPs.
Attempt connecting to your server when it's running using the IP 127.0.0.1.
If that works, continue to find your IP address on Google and ping it, port 25565.

Originally Posted by hexacyanide

I'm using an home computer and I'm pining my external IP however when the server is running I ca only access the server through a local IP. and I tried using 127.0.0.1 and that connects to the server but still my external doesn't.

What are you pinging it with?

I think you need Hamachi and your friends must join the network and try again to use the external ip

Originally Posted by hexacyanide

What are you pinging it with?

Do you mean what am I using to check my ports? If so I've used various websites and programs.

Originally Posted by Cosmic

I think you need Hamachi and your friends must join the network and try again to use the external ip

I was trying to avoid using Hamachi as I've had problems with it in the past but that's looking more and more like my only option

Originally Posted by ainslie

Do you mean what am I using to check my ports? If so I've used various websites and programs.

I was trying to avoid using Hamachi as I've had problems with it in the past but that's looking more and more like my only option

Tell me your problem with hamachi maybe i can solve it

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