What is my servers IP :(

I'm trying to figure out how to connect to my minecraft server. I'm currently on my mac, and a server is being run on my linux in the other room. Whenever I try localhost, my local ip, or my router ip, I can't connect, and I'm sure I'm using the right port. Does anyone know why?

 

Have you postforwarded ports on your router?

 

Uhm... Whats that...

 

this is what it is: http://www.portforward.com

 

Ok you are going to need to get the server ip from the other room

 

I don't really understand

I have it but I can't connect

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After that then get the port and put the ip and the port in your mac minecraft client and see if that works

 

That's exactly what I did, just doesn't work.

 

Ok in the server.property file on the server do you have the ip of the server in there

 

The server-ip field is blank. When I tried my LAN IP or my router IP the server wouldn't load.

 

If you're on the same LAN you don't need to port forward. Use your internal IP (192.168.x.x) or something like that.

If you don't know what port its on it will be 25565.

 

My internal IP still doesn't work.

 

The server needs the ip of this self or it will only work on local host some fill that out will the server's lan ip addess
After test that then get back to me

 

I tried that and it didn't work.

 

Any and all routors have internal ip addesses that is how they work

 

Is the Linux machine connected to the internet?
Try pinging it from your mac.
(Command+Space *type* terminal *enter* *type* ping <IP_of_server)

 

Or try this /sbin/ifconfig
On the server and that should give you the local ip address

 

once you portforward goto www.whatismyip.org
also you can change it to text on www.no-ip.org
there should be a guide on youtube

 

It pinged.

I'm not too sure what you mean by that.

I still don't have the entire portforwarding concept down.

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Port forwarding will only help of you can figure it how to connect locally And then want to share publicly. And honestly, if you can't google ifconfig to know it's a configuration application built into Linux systems to view and configure the network interfaces, and that it either needs to be run from the system itself or remotely via ssh, then you should read up some more, prior to seeking help.

And to add to port forwarding information, the site you were given explains the concept and need for it, as does a single google search.

In terminal, ssh user@serverip (Enter) your password (enter) then ifconfig (enter)... If that says no, then sudo ifconfig (enter)... If you don't know the sudo password, do not pass go. If sudo returns command not found, su (enter). If you don't know the root password to get the information, do not pass go.

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Fort forwarding is not needed for a server on your network

 

I thought that ifconfig was a mac terminal command at first. Also, I've never had to portforward when making a server before now for some reason.

I didn't think so, but it still doesn't work.

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it depends on ur router look it up on youtube

 

What rotor do u use?

Feel free to check out my portforwarding guide in my signature under "my old sig"
Or take a look at the wiki guide I made (good the bukkit wiki and look for portforwarding)