portforwarding?

[Prokart2000]

hi guys

 

i want to set up a mc server with some friends but i need portforwarding apparently, what is it and is it safe to do like no one can hack me or anthing?

thanks

[Hecknologist]

As long as you don't open all your ports through DMZ you'll be fine. Only open ports that are directly connected to what you're trying to achieve and are absolutely neccessary. In this case it will be TCP/UDP for port 25565 to your internal IP.

[Prokart2000]

so is this safe?

[Unhelpful]

so is this safe?

Just don't open every single port and you should be fine.

[jurian123]

Yeah its safe, like the comments above me, on this site you can find all the ports you need. http://portforward.com/ . You can find your route/modem there. I dont know what kind of router/modem you utilize but maybe you need to enable upnp (universal plug and play)

[Theblasphemouscoffee]

just only open the ports you need and it will be fine

[Opcode]

Just forward only the game port and you should be fine. Usually port forwarding involves ranges, so do 25565-25565 so only that port is open.

[Prokart2000]

Just forward only the game port and you should be fine. Usually port forwarding involves ranges, so do 25565-25565 so only that port is open.

can you give me a tutorial on how to do it?

[Prokart2000]

As long as you don't open all your ports through DMZ you'll be fine. Only open ports that are directly connected to what you're trying to achieve and are absolutely neccessary. In this case it will be TCP/UDP for port 25565 to your internal IP.

 

just only open the ports you need and it will be fine

 

Yeah its safe, like the comments above me, on this site you can find all the ports you need. http://portforward.com/ . You can find your route/modem there. I dont know what kind of router/modem you utilize but maybe you need to enable upnp (universal plug and play)

how would i do it for a minecraft server

[Hecknologist]

how would i do it for a minecraft server

Go to this link: http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/routerindex.htm

Click on your router/modem-router then choose minecraft and it will give you a guide on how to do it, step by step with pics. 

[Prokart2000]

Go to this link: http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/routerindex.htm

Click on your router/modem-router then choose minecraft and it will give you a guide on how to do it, step by step with pics. 

they dont have my router

[Theblasphemouscoffee]

they dont have my router

what router do you have

[Prokart2000]

Bt hub 3

[Ahnzh]

ok what does port forwarding do? you have an external ip (internet) and an internal one (for your home network). when you want to access a computer from outside your network you need to specify how that's possible. The guy that wants to connect to the mine craft server (in your case) types in your external ip. but then he's trying to connect to your router since that's the device that possesses this ip. what you need to do now, is 'forwarding'. you tell your router that in case somebody wants to connect to it with a certain port, this data is 'forwarded' to a device that's connected to your internal network. 

 

user->internet->router->mc server

 

usually you don't have a static ip, that means, that the ip your friends would have to connect to your server with, changes daily. so if you want to host a mine craft server, you need a dynamic dns service (i recommend noip.com). that means that you get a 'name', for example minecraft.noip.com, and the service checks for your daily ip automatically and masks it with a name. your friends would type in that they want to connect with 'minecraft.noip.com' instead of having to type in your ip that you would have to give them every day.

 

your router supports that@Prokart2000

 

 

/edit: minecraft default port is 25565 TCP.

[Opcode]

can you give me a tutorial on how to do it?

Navigate in your browser to http://192.168.1.1 or http://192.168.0.1 are the typical addresses. Then login and look around your routers settings for port forwarding.

[Bloodyvalley]

If you're using bukkit, there is an option on the BukkitGUI to port forward, that's what I use since I cba to port forward (Superstat tab)

[Prokart2000]

If you're using bukkit, there is an option on the BukkitGUI to port forward, that's what I use since I cba to port forward (Superstat tab)

where abouts and is that safer or not as safe? and im on about the port forward not bukkit

[Prokart2000]

ok what does port forwarding do? you have an external ip (internet) and an internal one (for your home network). when you want to access a computer from outside your network you need to specify how that's possible. The guy that wants to connect to the mine craft server (in your case) types in your external ip. but then he's trying to connect to your router since that's the device that possesses this ip. what you need to do now, is 'forwarding'. you tell your router that in case somebody wants to connect to it with a certain port, this data is 'forwarded' to a device that's connected to your internal network. 

 

user->internet->router->mc server

 

usually you don't have a static ip, that means, that the ip your friends would have to connect to your server with, changes daily. so if you want to host a mine craft server, you need a dynamic dns service (i recommend noip.com). that means that you get a 'name', for example minecraft.noip.com, and the service checks for your daily ip automatically and masks it with a name. your friends would type in that they want to connect with 'minecraft.noip.com' instead of having to type in your ip that you would have to give them every day.

 

your router supports that@Prokart2000

 

 

/edit: minecraft default port is 25565 TCP.

oh so its like friend>internet>router>my pc/server

[Ahnzh]

oh so its like friend>internet>router>my pc/server

hmmph :<

 

captain Obvious, i know  

 

the rest should help you, though