Trying to set up a server

[K_Kin]

So I'm trying to set up my own server and would really love some help

Currently I've only got it to "private" or w.e so far, since when my friend tries to direct join, she gets a message saying "Connection to server timed out".

So i went on multiplayer, clicked new game and filled the stuff in. It loaded fine then (Didn't test to see if my friend could join then) but now when i closed that and went back on multiplayer and loaded the game, i get this:



It just says on this for a while.

In the meantime while all this is on going, i have my NWserver loaded:




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Any ideas or questions on what to do? Maybe this is offtopic but im really struck on what to do and have been browsing everywhere (First time actually trying to host a module).

Does my friend direct connect to the first IP, or the 2nd IP? (In the pictures)

[Rasael]

The IP In the server hosting picture is a network IP. Your friend would need to be on that network to connect.

What you might be able to do is download Hamachi and set up a virtual network. If you install it right you can then host on that network and your friend can connect via your IP on that network. (which Hamachi will give you)

For him to connect to you you need your actual IP on the internet, not the network IP. I don't know if that's the IP in the 1st picture.

You might get it if you go to a site which gives you your internet IP number. But you might run into firewall issues without Hamachi.

[K_Kin]

First picture ip is when;

On the multiplayer screen, i made a 'New game', i logged fine on that then logged out.

I then went back to the multiplayer screen and loaded game (which was saved from the previous 1, when i made 'New game'. Then it was just stuck on that screen forever :p

While it was "loading", i checked NWserver, and it showed me online.