I cant connect to an external server on minecraft

Greetings AstroA,

It appears that there was a service outage over the weekend that affected Minecraft's connectivity. This issue has since been resolved. Can you please advise if this is still happening?

Occasionally you can run into problems while trying to connect to a Minecraft server. If you’re confident that you have the right server address, the issue could be related to your system or network.

I would suggest updating your drivers or you need to check your Windows Firewall settings and make sure “javaw.exe” is allowed.

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If your issue is not solved.

Hi Superomar Ro,

I'm sorry to hear that. Would you mind clarifying what happens when trying to join the servers on Minecraft so we can further assist you?

Also, check this website out in regards to not being able to connect to Minecraft servers: https://www.minecraftforum.net/foru...-and/1876964-cant-connect-to-minecraft-server

It sounds like you have done everything correctly to set up your Minecraft server, but there may be some additional steps you need to take to allow external devices to connect to it. Here are a few things you can try:

Check your router settings: Make sure that your router is set up to allow incoming connections on the port that your Minecraft server is using (usually 25565). You may need to set up port forwarding or a virtual server to allow external devices to connect to your server.

Check your network settings: Make sure that your Mac and your iPad/iPhone are on the same local network. If you are connecting to the server using a dyndns.org address, make sure that your network settings are set up to use the same DNS server as your Mac.

Check your firewall settings: Even though you mentioned that your iMac firewall is not activated, it's possible that there are other firewalls or security software on your network that are blocking incoming connections to your Minecraft server. Double-check your firewall settings to ensure that your server is allowed to receive incoming connections.

Test your server locally: Try connecting to your Minecraft server using the local IP address of your Mac (e.g. 192.168.x.x) from your iPad/iPhone. This will help you determine if the problem is with your network settings or with the server itself.

Hopefully one of these steps will help you troubleshoot the issue and get your Minecraft server up and running on your iPad/iPhone. Good luck!

Hi, Marius. I hope you're doing well and safe out there. I'm an Independent Advisor and I’m happy to help you today.

If I may ask, are you getting this error on Xbox or PC? Kindly also sign in to https://account.xbox.com/settings and make sure that all multiplayer settings are set to “allow” or “everyone”:

Please click “submit”, once confirmed restart your device to re-sync and make sure all changes are saved then try again.