Port forwarding help

[AlTech]

Hi all,

 

I want  to play minecraft with friends on my server. I"ve set u my server only to find out that I need to enable port forwarding. My dad doesn't want to for "Security". 

 

I've got DSL and ISP Modem. How could I enable port forwarding on the modem? There is also an Apple Airport Extreme router (don't hate on apple please). Do i need to enable port forwarding for that as well?

 

All help is thoroughly appreciated.

[techguru]

Hi all,

 

I want  to play minecraft with friends on my server. I"ve set u my server only to find out that I need to enable port forwarding. My dad doesn't want to for "Security". 

 

I've got DSL and ISP Modem. How could I enable port forwarding on the modem? There is also an Apple Airport Extreme router (don't hate on apple please). Do i need to enable port forwarding for that as well?

 

All help is thoroughly appreciated.

the modem should be in bridge mode

and then you just forward the ports on the router

btw...apple routers sux!

[AverageHardware]

Hi all,

 

I want  to play minecraft with friends on my server. I"ve set u my server only to find out that I need to enable port forwarding. My dad doesn't want to for "Security". 

 

I've got DSL and ISP Modem. How could I enable port forwarding on the modem? There is also an Apple Airport Extreme router (don't hate on apple please). Do i need to enable port forwarding for that as well?

 

All help is thoroughly appreciated.

Gotta do it from the router. And it is a security risk.

[QueenDemetria]

Hi all,

 

I want  to play minecraft with friends on my server. I"ve set u my server only to find out that I need to enable port forwarding. My dad doesn't want to for "Security". 

 

I've got DSL and ISP Modem. How could I enable port forwarding on the modem? There is also an Apple Airport Extreme router (don't hate on apple please). Do i need to enable port forwarding for that as well?

 

All help is thoroughly appreciated.

Is our modem just a modem, or does it have a router built into it?(if it only has a single ethernet port and no wifi then its just a modem) If its jsut a modem then you don't need to configure this.

 

For your router, you will need to foward your local ip(your minecrat servers IP) and the port of the server(default is 25565, don't use it).

[Oshino Shinobu]

You need to port forward in the router's settings. 

 

You need to create a port forwarding rule that associates any incoming request to port X (there's thousands of them. I'd pick something like 6850) will be directed to the IP address of your Minecraft server (you'll want to have a static IP for it). Your friends would then connect to the server using your router's WAN IP address (so, it's not going to start with 192.168) plus the port you forwarded. 

 

So, if your router's WAN IP address is 60.39.29.208 and you forward port 6850 to your MC server's local address (lets say 192.168.1.12), then your friends will type 60.39.29.208:6850 to connect to the MC server, and the request will be forwarded to 192.168.1.12. 

 

Also, there are risks with port forwarding, as you're allowing a device on the local network to be visible from outside. 

[AlTech]

You need to port forward in the router's settings. 

 

You need to create a port forwarding rule that associates any incoming request to port X (there's thousands of them. I'd pick something like 6850) will be directed to the IP address of your Minecraft server (you'll want to have a static IP for it). Your friends would then connect to the server using your router's WAN IP address (so, it's not going to start with 192.168) plus the port you forwarded. 

 

So, if your router's WAN IP address is 60.39.29.208 and you forward port 6850 to your MC server's local address (lets say 192.168.1.12), then your friends will type 60.39.29.208:6850 to connect to the MC server, and the request will be forwarded to 192.168.1.12. 

 

Also, there are risks with port forwarding, as you're allowing a device on the local network to be visible from outside. 

How do i find WAN IP address? 

 

ANd how do i port forward on Apple router thingy. I know it is very hard to do so.

 

 

Gotta do it from the router. And it is a security risk.

Is there a way to protect myself other than not have it?

 

 

Is our modem just a modem, or does it have a router built into it?(if it only has a single ethernet port and no wifi then its just a modem) If its jsut a modem then you don't need to configure this.

 

For your router, you will need to foward your local ip(your minecrat servers IP) and the port of the server(default is 25565, don't use it).

Why not use the default port?

It is just a modem but there is a router connected to the modem. And the router is connected to my computer via Ethernet.

[QueenDemetria]

How do i find WAN IP address? 

 

ANd how do i port forward on Apple router thingy. I know it is very hard to do so.

 

 

Is there a way to protect myself other than not have it?

 

 

Why not use the default port?

It is just a modem but there is a router connected to the modem. And the router is connected to my computer via Ethernet.

You can find your ip here: http://ipchicken.com/

or using speedtest.net. Your WAN ip should be available in your modem/router, but I find going to ipchicken easier.

 

You can protect yourself by not having personal data on your MC server and having a good router with good firewall protection. Its also a good idea to isolate you MC server from your home network, which you can do by getting another router(with a good firewall).

 

I don't use the default port because the chance of "minecraft newbs" randomly connecting up to your server is higher(if they have the wrong ip or mis-type their ip). This wouldn't be an issue if the whitelist function worked on the latest version of MC Server, but it doesn't, so even those that are "blacklisted" can still sometimes connect. 

 

but you will need to port forward in your router. Your modem shouldn't have any settings, unless if your ISP locked it down.

[AlTech]

You can find your ip here: http://ipchicken.com/

or using speedtest.net. Your WAN ip should be available in your modem/router, but I find going to ipchicken easier.

 

You can protect yourself by not having personal data on your MC server and having a good router with good firewall protection. Its also a good idea to isolate you MC server from your home network, which you can do by getting another router(with a good firewall).

 

I don't use the default port because the chance of "minecraft newbs" randomly connecting up to your server is higher(if they have the wrong ip or mis-type their ip). This wouldn't be an issue if the whitelist function worked on the latest version of MC Server, but it doesn't, so even those that are "blacklisted" can still sometimes connect. 

 

but you will need to port forward in your router. Your modem shouldn't have any settings, unless if your ISP locked it down.

Could you use a URL shortener so that it coud re-route it? So for example your shortened URL goes to the IP address.

[mad dudy]

why didnt you try this site http://portforward.com/ they have lots of guides

[QueenDemetria]

Could you use a URL shortener so that it coud re-route it? So for example your shortened URL goes to the IP address.

I doubt so, I either just use the ip or the domain of the server since there isn't a "middle man" handling the re-directs.

 

 

Since you are using your home connection there is a good chance your IP will change regularly, since home connections use DHCP. You can reserve an IP with your ISP, but they might charge you monthly for the IP.

[Random_person77]

As all routers are different,its going to be different port forwarding experience,

and before you port forward,there will be security risk as others have said.

Also if i'm not wrong,some ISP block ports on their end so port forwarding some ports might not work.

 

The basic process is to bring up CMD,type in "ipconfig"

 

Copy the ip of "Default Gateway" and "IPv4 Address" of "Ethernet adapter Ethernet" if your using a LAN cable or "Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi" if your using wireless

 

Paste the Default Gateway ip in your browser (google chrome,firefox,etc), this will bring you to your router page

 

login as admin (different routers will have different default passwords,some include "admin","password".) IF the password has been changed,then you'll need to find the changed password

 

locate the port forwarding tab most routers have it under security,firewall or WAN in my case

 

once located input your IPv4 address as the local ip address

 

25565(minecraft default) as the port (you can change the port if you wish but you need to change it in the server properties file aswell)

 

under protocol select both or tcp and udp

 

as for the name it shouldn't matter,so you can name it whatever you want.

 

After you did all that hit apply and the port should be forwarded(some routers may need a restart after port forwarding for settings to apply)

 

 

Once your done port forwarding you can test by running the minecraft server and using http://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/ 

if it states that the port is open then you did it correctly

 

But if it still doesn't work,make sure the minecraft server is allowed through the firewall in your control panel and then test again.

 

 

Once it works and the website says the port is open,your friends can join with the ip given from http://www.ipchicken.com/

Also if you changed the default port the ip will change aswell.

So if your ip is 123.456.78 and you changed the port to 24123 the ip will be 123.456.78:24123

 

Hope this helped.