Time_Sagei have tryed everything, here are my details

i want to make a server, but no matter what i do port 25565 is allways closed

i have a netcomm router, and use norton 360 premium, i have port forwarded 25565 in TCP and UCP or what ever they are, tryed them both seperatly and together, i allso set norton, several times, to let port 25565 open. but nothing happens

i have tryed several tutorials, but nothing works, ever!

NO YOUTUBE OR WRITTEN TUTORIAL LINKS!

i am sick of them they do not help,

somone please for the love of what ever devine being is out there, please tell me how to port forward!

You buy a server.

First off, are you a Mac? There is a cool shortcut if you are a Mac that works 95% of the time .
If not, then forget what I was saying. Try Port Triggering on 25565. Also check your server.properties to see if the Port=25565.

pretty much, don't run things of your home pc anyway.

having open ports is just asking for a bruteforce. annoy someone and all they have to do is get root access through port 25565 and overclock your computer man. (fry your motherboard, bye bye computer)

Prawk: that dosnt tell me how to port forward

number1_Master: i am on a PC and i was under the assumption that triggering was the same as forwarding, because its under portforward and triggering, but there is only one thing to do right there, and that is to open ports,

First aid: that dosnt tell me how to port forward, and i am pritty confident my family members, arnt going to fry my mother board, but thanks for the concern, if u have a sugstion on how to make a server, or what do to, to make a server, way that people cant destroy my mother board, or anything, let me know, otherwise what is the point in all of these tutorials telling people how to open their computer up to hackers, and why would the peopel at minecraft.net tell their consumers to open up their computers to hackers

Time_Sage
First aid: that dosnt tell me how to port forward, and i am pritty confident my family members, arnt going to fry my mother board, but thanks for the concern.

He wasn't meaning a family member. Anyone that plays on your server can do that.

Either you haven't port forwarded correctly or your firewall is blocking connections.

Port forwarding:
http://www.planetminecraft.com/blog/how-to-make-a-minecraft-server/

Firewall:
Re-install java and make sure you allow it to make and receive internet connections.

You have done something wrong, there is no magic answer you can't get in a guide.

Listen, don't host a server from a pc. It's just a bad idea for pretty obvious reasons.
1. Your PC is in danger.
2. You will need to keep your PC on 24/7 to have a decent server online (damages your PC)

There are many more, just take my advise and don't do it. You can buy a server for about $1 a slot if you look around the net a little bit.

i am not going to tell anyone my IP or any way onto my server besides my sister, its only for me and her to play

and thats annoying if i have done somthign wrong, because i followed everything all these tutorials said, if they left out stuff, then its not me doing stuff wrong its them

thanks for the help but, i need everyhting i can get

If it's just for you and your sister, you don't even need to port forward. Download hamachi https://secure.logmein.com/products/ham ... nload.aspx
create a network, then download onto other pc and join. Then just give your sister your ip and play. Simple as that.

i did download hamachi, and its crap, didnt work, it just says its full, and their are no names in it besides myself, my sister cant join because its allready full apparantly, it keeps on prompting my to but the full version so more peopel can join

If your sister is on the same network you don't even need to portforward, she should be able to connect just fine.

I would just recommend renting a server. It is almost always ready as soon as you order it!

shes 26 and lives a couple towns away

i dont want to buy i a server, i was told that makign a server would be free, why buy somthing i can get for free, and renting for $20 usd a month? you sound like a bot, allso i can get 2 months worth of runescape membership for that, if it was $20 "australia" thats even more then a server for a month

I've already told you exactly how to fix your problem.

Use Hamachi use the un-managed version.
Read a guide fully.

As Zaphod said, you are doing something wrong. As for Hamachi, I have no idea what you did, i've installed it multiple times on different machines and never had an issue.

just try using local host if it doesnt work use hamachi because its easier and less risk since with hamachi you dont actuarly use your own ip

You all someone can access your comp through port :8080 it is open by default so either way you are still can be hacked.

Ik this don't help it shows people any one can be hacked..

so, even if i dont open up port 25565 i still can be hacked through 8080

then what the hell are all these people telling me port forwarding is bad? no i am not using hamachi?! if u listen it dosnt work!

and u sound like a bot because u keep on trying to sell me a server! i dont want to buy one when i was told i could make one for free

i know how to use a computer... thanks, how about a little constructive Criticism?

and hamachi dosnt work, it said there were 5 peopel allready on the network, so no one could join, when no one besides me did join!

before making a stupid ars joke, why dont you read what i say!

if there is more than 1 computer on the router that may be whats stopping you from portforwarding

Norton could be blockin it try to disable norton totally. Get microsoft security essentials for free. Norton likes to block traffic like that.

simpleportforwarding go from there.

Toddus1-snip-

Advertise much?

Problem is Probably NORTON they block traffic so no hacking occurs. You dont need to know much about anything about computers. The Tech people at my school are stupid and dont know anything. I ran server from school they couldnt block me. Well not everyone knows computers. Dont be harrasing him for something that doesnt work..

omg, did everyone just quote what i just said? telling me to read what is being said? why would i psot this thread if i wanst goign to read what people said?! that makes no sense, and u need to read what i am saying...

i told u, i set up a server with hamachi, but it says that their is 5/5 people on it, and i need ot buy the fulll version for more, when NO ONE is in it, ok? understand?

and i did read what Zaphood said, u need to read what i am saying, i tld u a billion times i did read it! whats the point of a help forum if everyone is just comming on to tell em i am stupid!

thank you tech, i will try the norton thing

people who are helpful
-zaphood
-technogator
-mazimus

people who are being idiots
-you know who you are

do NOT post if you arnt going to be helpful, or boast about your ability to make a hamachi server

Ok tell me what happens with disabling norton if just by itself not workin also disable windows firewall I have had to do this before so people can join the server.

Disable the firewall and SPI.

im having the same problem only no one can join on my server except me : connection timed out cannot connect.. thats the error my friends are getting and i know i port forwarded corretly cause i did all the steps from ZaphodX's guide that was linked :L

zaphod, i folowed your tutorial exsactly, and all i get from the bat file is
press any key to continue... unable to access jarfile craftbukkit.jar

i allso followed your steps on port forwarding, and still didnt work

jdf u need to read, i said allready she lives a few towns away shes not on the same network

Use simple portfoward it works

Or go to command prompt

Type ip comfiest
Find default gateway
Type up into browser
Login into browser
U see portfoward thing or go to firewall then open ports.
If it says computer ip find ipv4 then put ther

If days starting port ending use :25565 for all of them

Also the couldn't find path ur prob on 32 bit computer

After the program files add (x86)

techno, i have tryed all that, that is bascially what every single tutorial says, dosnt work, no matter what

same problem here im giving up :L too much work with no results

ok heres ur problem all u have to do is port forward with ur server open and dont changed server.properties. then to get on ur server tyoe localhost. And to find out what other people type goto whatsmyip.org

Do you got Norton still one and what router do u got

JustCallMe, the second u said, port forward, it stops there, i cant port forward, no matter what it says the port i tryed to forward is still closed

and techno, i didnt understand that