I've been trying to open my port so that my friends can join the server but nothing works
I have been trying for the past few hours to open my port in the server so that my friends can join and play on our server
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i also turned on and off DMZ but nothing works
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We may have bad news for you :C
Open your router's configuration interface. Somewhere you'll see something like 'external' or 'public' IP.
If your external IP is in one of the following ranges, you're basically screwed as long as portforwards go:
- 10.0.0.0/8
- 172.16.0.0/20
- 192.168.0.0/16
- 100.64.0.0/10
- any IPv6 address/range - This shouldn't be a problem, but Minecraft's IPv6 support is still rather quirky. You're at your own but we're happy if you share your experience.
You should ask your ISP for a public and IPv4 address (but this may cost you money).
NB: your internal IP should and most probably will be in one of the first three ranges, don't mix them up
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none of them are like this
shouldnt use the dmz host
turning it on fixed my nat type but not the server 💀
turning that on opens your device up to all internet traffic
nat type (probably) isn't the issue here, you just need to port forward
alr then, i turned it off now but how could I fix this problem
I've asked multiple of myu friends who are near where I live but no matter what they can't connect, I've got a strong router yet it still doesn't work
i am using a MESH+ router
U also need to allow the port on the machine the server is hosted on
Edit: nvm I think I see windows defender in ur first screenshots
You might have a double nat setup if u have mesh and a router
You need to make sure ur modem/gateway (sometimes these have a built in router which you might be confusing with) is port forwarded to your mesh setup
Then ur mesh setup port forward to ur server (which looks like u have setup)
Then the server has to have the port open (which I think u do based of the last screenshot in ur first post, but double check)
idk ur setup… but just a guess
i've got no idea what you are talking about due to the fact my dad was the one who set up this router 💀
how can i check if the server has the port open?
use mobile data on your phone, tether to your pc
or ask a friend
I could try asking my friend to do it again 🤷
can also use a website like
https://mcsrvstat.us/
Since ur self hosting, I’m assuming ur hosting on ur windows computer?
yes
windows 10 to be exact
you need to open the port thru windows defender
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i think i already did that
let me check again
Make sure it’s 25565 inbound rule
And u only need tcp, not udp, unless ur bedrock/geyser
Java is tcp
Bedrock is udp
Just checked, they are already 25565
For inbound?
Inbound and outbound
Btw it is a cracked server for my friends if it'd intefere with anything
Ok then u probably have a double nat setup OR
!cgnat
We may have bad news for you :C
Open your router's configuration interface. Somewhere you'll see something like 'external' or 'public' IP.
If your external IP is in one of the following ranges, you're basically screwed as long as portforwards go:
- 10.0.0.0/8
- 172.16.0.0/20
- 192.168.0.0/16
- 100.64.0.0/10
- any IPv6 address/range - This shouldn't be a problem, but Minecraft's IPv6 support is still rather quirky. You're at your own but we're happy if you share your experience.
You should ask your ISP for a public and IPv4 address (but this may cost you money).
NB: your internal IP should and most probably will be in one of the first three ranges, don't mix them up
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like this thing?
We don’t support cracked servers here.
But that has no impact on the issue
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@QarthO so if my external ip is like this
it means i can't do anything
right
Read it don’t ask me
Read this. If u don’t know how ur dad has it setup, then u should ask him
Alright then, i'll wait for my dad to comeback from wrok
work
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But so far my external ip isn't like this
If you can't get port forwarding to work, you can always use something like ngrok or https://playit.gg/
I just asked my dad he says he doesn't have a mesh setup
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