Port Forwarding my Minecraft Server not working with external IP
I've started up a Minecraft server inside of VMWare on my laptop, the guest OS is Ubuntu
Host OS: Windows 10 (Version 20H2 OS Build 19042.867)
Guest: Ubuntu
Program: Minecraft 1.15
Java: OpenJDK 8
Guest Details
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS
Release: 20.04
Codename: focal
VMWare VMware® Workstation 15 Pro 15.5.6 build-16341506
So it starts up just fine, here's netstat
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:25565 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1174/java
The Networking is Bridged so that it has it's own proper IP on my router
- When I connect to the Local IP Address it connects just fine
I Port Forwarded it on my Spectrum Router, the default router the ISP gave me
Router Brand: Sagecom
Router Model: RAC2V1S
When I check with any website such as https://canyouseeme.org but others as well they all say they can see the port just fine. Just for the sake of testing I also entered a wrong port number and it said it could not see it so that's a vote of confidence.
Success: I can see your service on ###.###.###.### on port (25565)
Your ISP is not blocking port 25565
However all attempts to connect to it from my external/internet IP address (The one that's supposed to be port forwarded and the one that can reportedly be seen) result in this error message
Failed to connect to the server
io.netty.channel.AbstractChannel$AnnotatedConnectException: Connection timed out: no further information:
I did a classic telnet check, sure enough it works from my local network
Trying ###.###.###.###...
Connected to ###.###.###.###.
Escape character is '^]'.
but sits there forever on the external/internet IP
Trying ###.###.###.###...
For note I even disabled literally all the security on the server and on my laptop and it still doesn't work, same situation, nothing changed.
I've been at this constantly for the last 6 hours and am at the point of giving up. I have no idea where this is going wrong. The ports open according to the website, the server is running fine, I can connect to it locally. I have no idea.
If anyone can help me it's much appreciated.
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Why is port forwarding not working minecraft server?
If the issue \u201cMinecraft Port Forwarding not working\u201d appears again, it is time to check whether you are using a private IP address by running the ipconfig command via Command Prompt. If you are using the default gateway then you need to switch to the private IP address.Can you connect to your own Minecraft server with external IP?
You generally cannot connect to the external IP address when coming from inside your network since you reach the router "from the wrong side". The port forwarding only works (generally) when you're coming from the outside.What IP do I port forward for Minecraft server?
You will need to port forward port 25565 to the internal IP address of your server in your router. If you need help with port forwarding, visit portforward.com. There you can enter the make and model number of your router and the device/application/software you wish to forward.How to: Port forward your Minecraft server (ANY VERSION) | Working
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