Minecraft hosting issues.

Hello Lin3rid3r,

That sounds strange. Are you connected via WiFi or Ethernet? And do you have a good upload speed? As you have an Open NAT, I thought that maybe the issue here is that there is not enough upload bandwith, but looks unlikely.

Are all your friends playing on Windows 10 machines or from other platforms?

schnurrer

Some NAT problems are subtle and don't appear in the Test Xbox Live Connection test. Most likely there's a port blocked... ports can be blocked in your router,
modem, or
at your ISP. Since the Xbox 360 uses different ports than PCs & Macs use, you can't see the effect of a port blockage
except on the Xbox.



A sequential power cycle is the first step in clearing a port blockage:

1) turn off the Xbox then

2) unplug power from the router (Some folks have a combination modem-router AKA 'gateway' or only use a modem with no router. If either, skip steps 3 & 6).

3) unplug power from the modem.

4) Wait at least 30 secs then replug the modem (or gateway) power.

5) Wait 'til the light on the front of the modem (or gateway) which says ONLINE, READY, CABLE or DSL is on solid (not flashing), then plug in the router. If you have a gateway instead of a modem and router or a modem with no router,
then when that light says it's ready, skip step 6.

6) Wait until the WiFi light on the router is on; you may not use WiFi, but it's still a good indicator your router is finished booting up.

7) Turn on the Xbox. For more background on Ports, see
whatismyipaddress.com/port



If the problem persists, please send us the info we need from
forums.xbox.com/.../155724.aspx so we may work on this further.

I would check NAT types. Sometimes if you both have strict or even moderate NAT types it can cause issues when one of you is the host.

If you can get the NAT types open, it solves a lot of issues like these. Another workaround is to use a game with a dedicated 3rd party host (which minecraft has in the form of Realms if the subscription is worth it to you)

Similar issue here, except trying to connect AppleTV minecraft to Windows App version. Connecting AppleTV to world hosted on Windows results in Disconnected message. Hosting world on AppleTV, I can see the world listed, but when connecting to it, I just
go back to the worlds list.

AppleTV is running 1.1.5 - latest version I assume

Windows has 1.2.8.

Is it the mismatch in versions causing the issue?

There are a couple of different options that you have. Depends on what version of Minecraft you're on (Bedrock, specific platform versions, Java, etc). But you can rent a realm, or set up a server.

The benefit of a realm is that it's a third party hosting solution, so it'll be online even when you're not, and you can still control details about it, such as access lists and what not. Downside is there is a subscription cost associated with that.

The benefit of a server is that you host it locally, and have further control over it. You can also look into other non-realm third party hosts for minecraft, that will host the server for you, and allow you certain controls for it, but those also have
a cost associated to them to the third party host. The downside is that whatever computer is hosting the server would need to be online for users to connect to it. You'd still be paying for power and what not, but would not be a full subscription cost.

A few sites that I've seen that might have more specific information for you on this topic would be

this post on Realm vs Servers, and this
Reddit thread, as well.