[SOLVED] Port Forwarding Not Working (Minecraft)

micidontknowhelpme

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Hey everyone, I have tried to set up a server with port 25565, and it just doesn't work. The port is always closed. How do I fix this?
 
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So now you have a public IP ?

You checked that the IP you see in the router is the same as on things like whatsmyip.

Try using the DMZ option instead just to test. It tends to be simpler to setup. Some routers port forwarding rules are very confusing.

Make sure the program is actually running on that port. If nothing is active there will be no software to respond.
Temporarily turn the firewall off in the pc.
So now you have a public IP ?

You checked that the IP you see in the router is the same as on things like whatsmyip.

Try using the DMZ option instead just to test. It tends to be simpler to setup. Some routers port forwarding rules are very confusing.

Make sure the program is actually running on that port. If nothing is active there will be no software to respond.
Temporarily turn the firewall off in the pc.
 
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micidontknowhelpme

Commendable
Jan 25, 2020
31
0
1,530
So now you have a public IP ?

You checked that the IP you see in the router is the same as on things like whatsmyip.

Try using the DMZ option instead just to test. It tends to be simpler to setup. Some routers port forwarding rules are very confusing.

Make sure the program is actually running on that port. If nothing is active there will be no software to respond.
Temporarily turn the firewall off in the pc.
Its working now! Just had to enable DMZ thanks for your help!
 
Its working now! Just had to enable DMZ thanks for your help!
DMZ is not really a long term solution. It means you just have to work harder to get the correct port forwarding rules. When you run DMZ it opens ALL ports toward you machine. If there are any bugs in the OS the hackers now have direct access to try attacking it. With port forwarding they would have to find a bug in the application you are running which is much less likely.