i am trying to set up a mc sever dedicated to screwing around on. but i cant figue out how to port forward. the sever is set up to where i can join but no one eles can, when i log into my router and add a port forward this is what it looks like, anyone what to do? :l
you need to log into your router, go into command prompt, and type “ipconfig”
lokk for the IPv4 “Gateway” type that into you web browser and then log in, after that usuallyyou find the port forward settings under advanced
ill add my know how of port forwading but all routers are diffrent and may not be the same, as i have a belkin router its really easy but others have problems with it.
so, porting, first, depending on your router you will need to change the port start and port end to the same number ‘25565’ or if it dosnt let you then open from ‘25565’ tp ‘25566’, less ports open the better.
next step is to tell your router what pc to port to, for this you will often have to use the last 2-3 numbers in your internal ip address (the one normally starting 192.168 rather then something like 224.88.77) so you grab that internal ip number from your router, either use ip config or if your router has a optiion for it look at your local domain, client list, connected computer ips ect.
once you have the port and the ip set up you should be good to go, remeber that firewalls and anti spywear on your pc/router can block the port if not configed correctly, if it still isnt working turn them all of to see if you can get a connection, then enable them one by one to see which one is the problem and try to fix it.
This is only my know how of it, other people could give better description ect and also might know more about your router, if in doubt google it