Minecraft "Unable to Connect to World" when playing multiplayer with friends.

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it is likely that the problem is the NAT of one of you.

What is NAT:

NAT is nothing more than a protocol that translates IP addresses and TCP ports from the local network to the Internet. In other words, the packet to be sent or received from your workstation on your local network goes to the server where your ip is exchanged for the ip of the server and the replacement of the ip of the local network validates the sending of the packet on the internet. When the package returns, the same thing happens, but in reverse. This ensures that the package reaches its destination.

Why is NAT important?

Your NAT type, combined with the NAT type of other players, determines whether you can successfully use multiplayer games or group chats. The following tables illustrate the differences between NAT types. And based on your NAT type, who you can play multiplayer games with, and who you can listen to in a group chat.

OPEN NAT

You can chat with other people, as well as host and participate in multiplayer games with people who have any type of NAT on the network.

MODERATE NAT

You can chat and play multiplayer games with some people; however, you may not hear or play with others and will likely not be chosen to host a match.

STRICT NAT

You can chat and participate in multiplayer games with people who have an OPEN NAT type. You cannot be chosen as a match host.

NAT UNAVAILABLE

You will not be able to use group chat or connect to multiplayer games on some titles on Xbox Live.

https://support.xbox.com/en-us/help/hardware-ne...

Hello, I'd read the article you've sent me but I'm having problems

it says to press the xbox button to open the guide, I'm on a laptop, I don't have an xbox button?

the next step says "Select Profile & system > Settings > General > Network settings."

Where am i selecting this from?

Thank you

You can try opening the ports on your router.

Required ports to use Xbox Live

These ports must be open for Xbox Live to work:

Port 88 (UDP)

Port 3074 (UDP and TCP)

Port 53 (UDP and TCP)

Port 80 (TCP)

Port 500 (UDP)

Port 3544 (UDP)

Port 4500 (UDP)

request help from your provider for the procedure

Hello MinecraftChugJug,

Thank you for contacting the Xbox Support forums. I understand that your friend is unable to join one specific world that you are attempting to play in. It is strange that you are able to join some worlds together but not others. If you have not done so already, please do the following and also have your friend repeat the same steps found in this article: Minecraft Multiplayer Connectivity Issues.

If this does not work, please let us know what type of error codes your friend is receiving when they try to join the specific world.

Thank you,

-Tali

I play Minecraft with my friend over mobile. It was working the whole time, until now.

The issue is, when I am in my world, my friend tries to join but it says “Unable to connect to world”.

We both use the same version of Minecraft [1.14.60 as of 6/16/20]. I also have multiplayer set on the world too.

I tried inviting him, but the issue persisted. I tried joining his world, but it showed me the message.

My Xbox account is allowed to play multiplayer and no parental controls are set.

What do I do? Please reply as soon as possible.

Thanks.

The mc servers may have been down, or all the multiplayer servers that host your world are all on the newer versions