Hello everyone! Right now I am trying to create a server but I am having a lot of trouble. I am using Craftbukkit 1.12.2 since I don't really like 1.13, I have the following plugins installed: Essentials Essentials Antibuild Essentials Chat Essentials Spawn Essentials Protect Essentials GeoIP Essentials XXMP Multiverse-Core Multiverse-Portals WorldEdit WorldGuard I have never had any problems with the server in running it on my own with my IP, (192.168.2.218), the port that I am using is 25565, the default port and the IP I am using is my default gateway, I have port forwarded it and it never works, I put the TCP and UDP options to, "Both", and the Internal and External port is of course, "25565", the IP is, "192.168.2.218", and the rule name is Server. I port forwarded it on Bell Home Hub 2000, and I have tried restarting the server properly, using different IPs, different ports, nothing seems to be working and I really just want to get past this one IMPOSSIBLE step. If anyone knows what is going on then please reach out to me I do not wish to stay like this forever. Again I am able to put in my IP and Port into the Server Address bar to join it myself but people on other wifi cant. Thanks so much, H3a7t8r0k3n! </3
@H3a7t8r0k3n That looks like an internal IP. You should be using the external IP instead, which you can easily find using this: https://ipchicken.com/ BTW: Since the port you are using is 25565, you don't need to include it in the server address bar, as that is the default port.
Thanks so much, and yes I know I don't have to include it I just thought maybe it would help a little more for people to understand, anyways thanks a lot for your input! But the thing is, when I use this IP which I have before I get The Failed To Bind Port Error, what should I do to fix this?
So I just port forward the IP that I just got from searching up, "Whats my IP?', and it will work like magic? they can put in that IP? And it will somehow work? Wait, I think I am starting to understand it! Ill test it out now and see if it works! Thanks a lot! EDIT by Moderator: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.
Yeah it doesnt work, I just asked my friend to test it out and he gets errors, I can only join via localhost ass well.
Wdym by the router? Like the site for it? Yeah I did and I changed the IP in the port forwarding thing, it is still open.
I searched up, "Whats my IP, and I got a different IP then my one before, I put that into the website. And no I didnt open the firewall.
I was putting the machine IP in the router from the start, it just was never working, how do I open the firewall? So yeah I just put my IPv4 Address into the router but not into server properties, I restarted the server properly and the firewall is open
