Can people who aren't connected to my network connect to my server if I don't have a Public
I set up a server and port forwarded, let it through my firewall and everything but I don't have a public IP. Computers connected to my WiFi were able to connect to it but people who were not, weren't. Is there an issue with my port forwarding or is it impossible to join a server when with its local IP when your not connected to the network
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Youβre trying to connect to a local network without beingβ¦ local
In short, no.
Thereβs options like playit.gg if you donβt want to share your IP
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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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your options would be:
hosting provider
ask isp for public ipv4
playit.gg or ngrok
Alright thanks for the help guys!
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