When i open my server i get the command prompt that says 161 recipes 17 achievements 17:31:49 [INFO] Starting minecraft server version Beta 1.8.1 17:31:49 [INFO] Loading properties 17:31:49 [SEVERE] java.net.UnknownHostException: mc.craftinguniverse.com 17:31:49 [SEVERE] at java.net.Inet6AddressImpl.lookupAllHostAddr(Native Me thod) 17:31:49 [SEVERE] at java.net.InetAddress$1.lookupAllHostAddr(Unknown Sour ce) 17:31:49 [SEVERE] at java.net.InetAddress.getAddressFromNameService(Unknow n Source) 17:31:49 [SEVERE] at java.net.InetAddress.getAllByName0(Unknown Source) 17:31:49 [SEVERE] at java.net.InetAddress.getAllByName(Unknown Source) 17:31:49 [SEVERE] at java.net.InetAddress.getAllByName(Unknown Source) 17:31:49 [SEVERE] at java.net.InetAddress.getByName(Unknown Source) 17:31:49 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.init(MinecraftSe rver.java:113) 17:31:49 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftSer ver.java:348) 17:31:49 [SEVERE] at net.minecraft.server.ThreadServerApplication.run(Sour ceFile:417) 17:31:49 [SEVERE] Unexpected exception java.net.UnknownHostException: mc.craftinguniverse.com at java.net.Inet6AddressImpl.lookupAllHostAddr(Native Method) at java.net.InetAddress$1.lookupAllHostAddr(Unknown Source) at java.net.InetAddress.getAddressFromNameService(Unknown Source) at java.net.InetAddress.getAllByName0(Unknown Source) at java.net.InetAddress.getAllByName(Unknown Source) at java.net.InetAddress.getAllByName(Unknown Source) at java.net.InetAddress.getByName(Unknown Source) at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.init(MinecraftServer.java:113) at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:348) at net.minecraft.server.ThreadServerApplication.run(SourceFile:417) Why??? It might be this 17:31:49 [SEVERE] java.net.UnknownHostException: mc.craftinguniverse.com Because the server is not port forwarded due to connection issues with my wireless that I can fix for this.
Make sure that server-ip in server.properties is blank. Code: server-ip= Minecraft will attempt to listen on all possible IPs.
and once you do what the previous poster said, and still get a command prompt without Pail opening, just type in 'pail' in the command prompt