[rosar0980]

I didn't see a questions thread so.......

Anyways, I want to know if it's possible to have a local server of sorts. Basically, my friend is coming over today and we want to play minecraft together. Could I download the MC server utility, and run a server that can be connected to over LAN?

[Whittall]

This might help.

[phytocide]

Whittall posted:

This might help.

You can completely skip the Hamachi part. Just set up a server as you'd do normally (there are many tutorials on how to do this), and give him the local IP address of the computer (like 192.168.x.x).

Seriously, don't just google "minecraft lan server" and post the first result. It's almost completely unrelated.

[Contron]

Just download the server application, and to connect to it, simply connect to the host computer's IP.

[phytocide]

He'll also have to have his own account, or you could set the server to offline mode and log in to another computer without a username/pass


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[bigsnake]

You can, I use bukkit for my server so i'm unsure about the offical server tool but if you just free the port you wan't to run the server on (You do this on your router, if your unsure how to use your router, refer to your router's manual if you have it) then you launch it (obviously) (change the config of the server so it''s using the port you opened if you opened something other then 25565 before you launch) then get him to type your computers local IP and that's it!

If you don't know your local IP open up CMD (Type CMD in the StartMenu search) and type IPconfig, you wan't the IPv4 Adress.

Hope I helped :D

[phytocide]

bigsnake posted:

You can, I use bukkit for my server so i'm unsure about the offical server tool but if you just free the port you wan't to run the server on (You do this on your router, if your unsure how to use your router, refer to your router's manual if you have it) then you launch it (obviously) (change the config of the server so it''s using the port you opened if you opened something other then 25565 before you launch) then get him to type your computers local IP and that's it!

If you don't know your local IP open up CMD (Type CMD in the StartMenu search) and type IPconfig, you wan't the IPv4 Adress.

Hope I helped :D

It's only local, he just wants something on his LAN. Only the second line is relevant AT ALL to op's question

[_Twitch_]

bigsnake posted:

You can, I use bukkit for my server so i'm unsure about the offical server tool but if you just free the port you wan't to run the server on (You do this on your router, if your unsure how to use your router, refer to your router's manual if you have it) then you launch it (obviously) (change the config of the server so it''s using the port you opened if you opened something other then 25565 before you launch)

Everything above this point is wrong. You don't need to forward any ports if you are connecting via the local network. In fact, it's safer to NOT forward a port so that the server can only be accessed from within the LAN.

then get him to type your computers local IP and that's it!

If you don't know your local IP open up CMD (Type CMD in the StartMenu search) and type IPconfig, you wan't the IPv4 Adress.

Hope I helped :D

The rest you got right though - just connect to the servers local IP and have fun.

[bigsnake]

Everything above this point is wrong. You don't need to forward any ports if you are connecting via the local network. In fact, it's safer to NOT forward a port so that the server can only be accessed from within the LAN.

First time I setup a minecraft server which was LAN for freinds, they had problems connecting and after I free'd the port, it worked. This has also happend on router restarts where it reasigns a new WAN IP and gives connected computers new LAN IP's. The thing about minecraft servers is that it has to connect to minecraft.net before it can receive any data back verifiying it's online otherwise minecraft won't be able to connect to that server as it won't see it. Pretty much all over games don't require this though. Only game I can think of that needs a free port to host the server is terraria.

I don't know if I am 100% correct here but this is just from experience :P

[LuckyLuke]

I use hamachi for hosting my private server, hasn't failed me yet.

It's simple:

1 - Download Hamachi from HERE
2 - Go through the installation creating your username that will display on different networks
3 - Go to Network tab and click Create a new network...
4 - Set up the network with whatever settings you want, and tell the people you want joining the server the network ID and password
5 - Launch the minecraft server with the IP Hamachi allocates to you
6 - Everything should be good to go, just tell the people in the Hamachi network the IP that they need to enter to join the server

Example of the IP Hamachi gives to you

[a-k-t-w]

It's dead simple. Download the server, run it. Then configure it to be offline-mode if you plan on playing without internet, and use your computer name (not your username) as the IP.

Edited:

You can find your computer's name by right clicking on "My Computer" if you're on XP or "Computer" if you're using Vista/7.

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bigsnake posted:

First time I setup a minecraft server which was LAN for freinds, they had problems connecting and after I free'd the port, it worked. This has also happend on router restarts where it reasigns a new WAN IP and gives connected computers new LAN IP's. The thing about minecraft servers is that it has to connect to minecraft.net before it can receive any data back verifiying it's online otherwise minecraft won't be able to connect to that server as it won't see it. Pretty much all over games don't require this though. Only game I can think of that needs a free port to host the server is terraria.

I don't know if I am 100% correct here but this is just from experience :P

Port forwarding is letting outside connections into your local network. If you had to forward a port so you could play a LAN game then something is incredibly wrong with your setup. The server connects to minecraft.net to verify that the account has bought the game and has logged in correctly, that is it. It has nothing to do with verifying the server.

[Murkrow]

you don't even need to use the ip, entering the computer name should work since the operating system resolves it fine

edit: oh well, beaten by 9 hours