Bobby Zero
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i have been trying for 2 days to open a port for my minecraft server and my freind cant join. "failed to connect to server"
i have opened a port to my computer and i think i have done everything right.
i have a FiOS router and i went to the website logged in and went to firewall, clicked yes, went to port-forwarding on the left and these are the options
Port Forwarding
This feature enables applications (Games, Webcams, IM & Others) by opening a tunnel between remote (Internet) computers and a specific device port inside your local area network(LAN).
Create new port forwarding rule:
Ip Address to forward from select menu (then i selected MY computers ip address)
then next to the above option says, Application to forward. -I have seen that in videos i am supposed to choose custom port, which i have done-
Then comes up TCP, UDP, or BOTH from the dropdown menu and i chose TCP because that is what i am supposed to choose for running the minecraft server. And the 5 digit number to open "i guess" is 25565. SO i put in 25565-25566 in the bar next to it.
This all seems correct when i see other people doing it. my friend still cannot join the server. what am i doing wronNG?
Please do not give me vague explenations because i haev already gotten some of those and they dont help. i need to know EXACTLY what to put AND WHERE. Also there is an ADVANCED option underneath the port forwarding. i do not understand what to put in there so i left it alone.
PLEASE REPLY
to open my firewall i go to my router webiste and put it on low right? is that it?
if not could you give me step by step instructions?
i have opened a port to my computer and i think i have done everything right.
i have a FiOS router and i went to the website logged in and went to firewall, clicked yes, went to port-forwarding on the left and these are the options
Port Forwarding
This feature enables applications (Games, Webcams, IM & Others) by opening a tunnel between remote (Internet) computers and a specific device port inside your local area network(LAN).
Create new port forwarding rule:
Ip Address to forward from select menu (then i selected MY computers ip address)
then next to the above option says, Application to forward. -I have seen that in videos i am supposed to choose custom port, which i have done-
Then comes up TCP, UDP, or BOTH from the dropdown menu and i chose TCP because that is what i am supposed to choose for running the minecraft server. And the 5 digit number to open "i guess" is 25565. SO i put in 25565-25566 in the bar next to it.
This all seems correct when i see other people doing it. my friend still cannot join the server. what am i doing wronNG?
Please do not give me vague explenations because i haev already gotten some of those and they dont help. i need to know EXACTLY what to put AND WHERE. Also there is an ADVANCED option underneath the port forwarding. i do not understand what to put in there so i left it alone.
PLEASE REPLY
to open my firewall i go to my router webiste and put it on low right? is that it?
if not could you give me step by step instructions?