I cannot connect to my Minecraft server externally
I've gotten the Forge server download package went through a Youtube tutorial by "The Breakdown" on setting it up. The problem I have now is I can connect to it locally on my computer, but when I try to connect using the IPv4 address it says:
Connection timed out: no further information
and same with my friend outside my network.
I have triple and quadruple checked that the port and server-ip on the server.properties is correct, I've gotten the port forwarding on my router supposedly correct. I've also went into Windows firewall and made a new port rule to allow 25565 specifically.
Out of ideas, many thanks for any help.
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How do I connect to an external Minecraft server?
9. Connect to Your ServerHow do I access my server from outside?
Use a VPN. If you connect to your local area network by using a virtual private network (VPN), you don't have to open your PC to the public internet. Instead, when you connect to the VPN, your RD client acts like it's part of the same network and be able to access your PC.How to fix Minecraft Cannot Connect To Server (3 METHODS)
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