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How do i connect to a lan server!

pein314 5/17/13 7:56 pm
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5/18/2013 12:59 am
hi,
im trying to connect to my friends world on his lan server but it just wont connect, it keeps timing out. i'm on a mac and he is using windows.
if you could help that would be much appreciated.
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pein314
Level 14 : Journeyman Dragon
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regi
05/18/2013 12:22 am
Level 43 : Master Pokémon
You both need to be connected to the same modem.
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eminemfan33
05/18/2013 12:59 am
Level 11 : Journeyman Miner
Two people have said that and he has answered that he is.
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AbelNightroad02
05/18/2013 12:02 am
Level 33 : Artisan Architect
heres the quickest easiest solution, go to homegroup and set a wireless lan group that will allow you to link your computers i think its called an adhawk group? and join it together this will simulate the online portion of minecraft and also go into in game settings and click publish to lan this will allow others to connect to u it a simple, quick and easy fix, and if it doesnt work after that make sure to check tha java is an exception to your firewall
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_DioM_
05/18/2013 12:09 am
Level 29 : Expert Scribe
He does not need to setup an ad-hoc network. He needs to let Java go through his firewall.

As I already said.
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gusgus
05/18/2013 12:05 am
Level 30 : Artisan Archer
Just for reference it's called adhoc
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gusgus
05/17/2013 11:47 pm
Level 30 : Artisan Archer
Go to this website and scroll down to where it says...
Q: How do I play on a LAN without access to the internet?

http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Tutorials/Setting_up_a_server

Hope for your sake it works...

P.S. it's towards the bottom of the page.
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_DioM_
05/17/2013 11:50 pm
Level 29 : Expert Scribe
See? See?

Let me reiterate. The OP IS NOT trying to run an online, public server. He's trying to let his friend WHO IS ON THE SAME NETWORK join his game.


If he was trying to run a public/dedicated server HE WOULD HAVE SAID SO IN HIS ORIGINAL POST.

Edit: aside from this all, your link is tellingine how to use a could-be-public server over LAN, offline. Still not what the OP is looking for. >.<
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_DioM_
05/17/2013 11:36 pm
Level 29 : Expert Scribe
TheShadbusher
_DioM_You derps..


Was that really necessary? They did need to be corrected, but was that the way to do it?



Giving the advice they did, if theOP had followed he would have spent his entire evening working out a solution that would've not worked.

To the poster above me: if you admit to being noobs, then why are you trying to answer a question you admit to not knowing about?
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SkyGeckoMC
05/17/2013 11:14 pm
Level 33 : Artisan Wolf Whisperer
Hey, we're not derps, just noobs -.-
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Leeberator
05/17/2013 11:10 pm
Level 47 : Master Button Pusher
_DioM_You derps..


Was that really necessary? They did need to be corrected, but was that the way to do it?
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_DioM_
05/17/2013 11:04 pm
Level 29 : Expert Scribe
You derps..

Port forwarding is not needed for a LAN world.

OP, check the firewalls on both computers. By default, LAN worlds won't work unless you remove Java from the influence of your firewall.
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Auri
05/17/2013 9:19 pm
Level 72 : Legendary Skinner
Try having him connect to you?
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hawkek
05/17/2013 9:06 pm
Level 50 : Grandmaster Batman
Macs and PC's both use the same java coding. So that is not a problem. I think you might still have to portforward, but I am not sure.
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pein314
05/17/2013 8:07 pm
Level 14 : Journeyman Dragon
yes. we are on the same network but it still wont let me connect to the world.
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FunkyGoblin
05/17/2013 10:49 pm
Level 20 : Expert Goblin
Maybe try restarting your router. Then try him connection to you, also try typing in his IPV4 adress:#####(whatever it is on the screen).
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FunkyGoblin
05/17/2013 8:06 pm
Level 20 : Expert Goblin
Are you using the same network?
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Chron
05/17/2013 8:04 pm
Level 47 : Master Cowboy
Do you two use the same network? If so, I don't know what the problem is. If not, then LAN servers only work if you're connected to the same network.
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Duppy513
05/17/2013 8:00 pm
Level 16 : Journeyman Cake
You can't, sorry to break it to you but you cant connect, UNLESS you have a server.Sorry to break the news to you (im not quite positive)
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