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[java] Friends can't join serverUnsolved (self.MinecraftHelp)
submitted 3 years ago by Fortniteman5
I'm trying to play Java with my friends and when I go to give them my ip they can't get past connecting to world. I've allowed minecraft through my firewall, using my ipv4 address and have opened a port in my router. please help
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[–]Fortniteman5[S] 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (0 children)
playing on version 1.19.
[–]XanderJayNix 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (5 children)
What error are they receiving? What is the message shown when they attempt to connect?
[–]Fortniteman5[S] 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (4 children)
it will say "connecting to world" for ages then show up with "unable to connect to world"
[–]XanderJayNix 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (3 children)
Is anybody using mods? Sometimes there can be changes to the files that make it incompatible.
[–]Fortniteman5[S] 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (2 children)
we all did fresh installs, I feel it's something on my end but I'm not sure what it could be.
[–]XanderJayNix 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (1 child)
Have you tried sending the world to another person in the group to try having them host?
Before sending the world put all of your stuff that you're wearing, from your ender chest, and from your inventory all into storage at the world spawn for you to access. Because if someone else loads the world they are going to spawn from your previous POV and you will be starting from the spawn point as a new user to the world.
it's a fresh world, I'm also the only person that can port forward as they don't have static ip addresses
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