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Port Forwarding Issue

Hey im not really quite smart in port forwarding and i need help. Im trying to start a minecraft server for my friends and im a self hosted mc server and i need help to give out a address for people out of my state to join my mc server. i dont want ngrok or playit.gg as we have connections and network issues. ive followed a tutorial for TP- LINK Wireless Router Archer C1200 and it didnt work for some reason.

_null•6/3/24, 10:11 PM

I'm assuming the tp-link archer c1200 is your at home router. What steps did you take? What precisely failed? Perhaps you could explain conceptually what you tried to do.

What port(s) does the minecraft server needed forwarded? What host in your internal network is the server?

ZarOP•6/4/24, 3:55 AM

I first go into the webpage for my router and then went to advanced > NAT Forwarding > Virtual Servers and added a virtual server. The Minecraft port is 25565

ZarOP•6/4/24, 3:56 AM

sadly i dont understand what you mean by host? if you mean the laptop's ip address which contains the server its

ZarOP•6/4/24, 3:59 AM

oh to answer your question what failed is that within my router area people could ping my server fine and be connected but people out of state couldn't ping the server nor connect to it?

ZarOP•6/4/24, 3:59 AM

i tried using my data hotspot as my wifi and it also couldn't ping the server

ZarOP•6/4/24, 4:01 AM

I tried stuff.. i suppose like turning off firewall making my thing into public connection and maybe also bought a domain and thought it would work.

ZarOP•6/4/24, 4:01 AM

but failed

_null•6/4/24, 10:22 PM

https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/272490

Walk through these steps and let me know the results. It sounds like you have a fairly good idea of what is going on. I noticed on this website it recommends some udp ports as well. I'm not entirely familiar with Minecraft, so be sure you know all the ports you need forwarded.

If you verify the server is working on your local network then it likely is something to do do with router configuration. feel free to post pictures of your config and I can try and verfiy it for you.

Open Ports for Minecraft Server on Routers - Home Network Community

This Article Applies to: TP-Link Wi-Fi Routers Background: Some customers in the community are reporting that they cannot open ports on the TP-Link router for the local Minecraft server, so their friends and family are unable to connect to the

ZarOP•6/5/24, 12:56 PM

I'll try this out! Thanks for recommending me something

ZarOP•6/5/24, 1:43 PM

so it seems like its saying i need to have a public ip for it to work..

ZarOP•6/5/24, 1:44 PM

it also says something like my wan has to be the same as my public ip for it to work and i if its not the same then i gotta ask for isp

_null•6/5/24, 2:45 PM

If your network is connected to the internet it has a public IP address. It's not likely to be static and will likely change but that's not the current issue.

- I need you to verify that your Minecraft server is working on your local network. This means in your current location, people connected to your router, can connect to the server?

After that we will work on configuring your router for port forwarding.

ZarOP•6/5/24, 3:12 PM

yes it is working on the local network

ZZar yes it is working on the local network

_null•6/5/24, 3:45 PM

Your local network has internet access through your local router, correct? You pay an ISP and they provide a modem or modem/router combo?
I assume that's why you mentioned "TP- LINK Wireless Router Archer C1200."

So if you have verified that you both have internet access locally and that the server is functioning on the local network, then the next step would be to verify the port forwarding rules.

Can you provide some pictures or screenshots of the port forwarding rules that you created?

ZarOP•6/5/24, 3:50 PM

when u mentioned port forwarding rules do you mean in firewall?

ZZar when u mentioned port forwarding rules do you mean in firewall?

_null•6/5/24, 4:34 PM

I don't think it will be called that in the routers configuration panel, but it is acting as a firewall, yes.

To be clear you can also have a firewall on any or all hosts involved, but if the server is working within the internal network, we can assume if there are any host based firewalls on the server and your host, they are configured correctly.

ZarOP•6/5/24, 4:54 PM

Okay could you specify what you want to see? So i could show you correctly

ZZar Okay could you specify what you want to see? So i could show you correctly

_null•6/5/24, 5:02 PM

_null•6/5/24, 5:04 PM

If you look back at that link I sent, we are looking at steps four and five.

ZarOP•6/5/24, 5:04 PM

ZarOP•6/5/24, 5:05 PM

Here you go!

_null•6/5/24, 5:06 PM

That looks correct, assuming the port number and host ip are accurate. I would change the protocol to just tcp

_null•6/5/24, 5:06 PM

did you look up if your server requires udp ports as well?

_null•6/5/24, 5:09 PM

You will also want to proceed to step 5 and determine what your public ip is.

_null•6/5/24, 5:11 PM

If you've forwarded all necessary ports, minecraft clients should be able to be configured to connect to your public ip (step 5) at the ports you have forwarded (step 4).

ZarOP•6/6/24, 5:12 AM

Sorry for giving a late answer it was midnight when i received ur dm and i was asleep but i have tried changing all to tcp only and i have confirm my pubic ip but it still uunaccesable on public ip

ZarOP•6/6/24, 5:16 AM

ive also added the port at the end of the address and it still cant not

ZarOP•6/6/24, 5:21 AM

people can't not join using public ip but can on the local ip

_null•6/6/24, 11:42 AM

Don't change everything to TCP, just that single port 25565. Did you look up if you need to opne up UDP ports?

_null•6/6/24, 11:44 AM

You are certain you have located the public IP? Would you mind showing me the config for one of the clients?

__null Don't change everything to TCP, just that single port 25565. Did you look up if ...

ZarOP•6/6/24, 12:47 PM

I only changed tcp for 25565 and no udp is only for bedrock servers

__null You are certain you have located the public IP? Would you mind showing me the co...

ZarOP•6/6/24, 12:47 PM

where can i locate this?

ZarOP•6/6/24, 12:48 PM

I feel like we should arrange a time for us in a vc to look into the problem quicker. if thats okay with you ofc.

ZZar where can i locate this?

_null•6/6/24, 3:47 PM

Step 5

ZarOP•6/7/24, 12:16 PM

ZarOP•6/7/24, 12:16 PM

here u go

_null•6/7/24, 12:23 PM

Were you using your public IP to configure the clients? You just found it.

_null•6/7/24, 1:23 PM

You could also try and verify the port has been forwarded. Go to https://canyouseeme.org/ put in your public IP address and the port 25565 and click check port. I'm not as familiar with this route, typically I would check it myself using nmap. If you want, I can also attempt to scan the port to see if its open.

Open Port Check Tool -- Verify Port Forwarding on Your Router

A free open port check tool used to detect open ports on your connection. Test if port forwarding is correctly setup or if your port is being blocked by your firewall or ISP.

__null Were you using your public IP to configure the clients? You just found it.