how do minecraft servers work?

[Kratenser]

I bought minecraft today earlier (yay) and im loving it so far. One of my friends bought it roughly the same time i did, and we both agreed we need to play multiplayer.

I downloaded the server tool thingy off the minecraft website, and its all up and running but, were not sure how to access it lol. I tried typing in my own IP adress on minecraft and it wouldnt connect.

"Failed to connect to the server
Connection refused: Connect"

That didnt seem to work :S

Is it not working because of that DDoS attack thing or am i doing something wrong?

Thanks, Kratenser

 

[oplinger]

if you're hosting it on the different machine on your network, your IP should be a local network IP, not your routers IP.

...or 127.0.0.1 if its on the same machine.

He'd need to use the IP assigned to your router, and a port needs to be opened i'm sure.

 

[Kratenser]

The reason we making our own server is because we want to avoid the typical sandbox game online issue:
Logging on the next day to discover someone has destroyed your base.

We want to make a little base and add to it over the next couple of weeks or so lol.
Plus it means that anyone else we know who gets minecraft can join us

Dont really expect people to understand us lol

 

[olendvcook]

I'm not exactly sure how to go about setting up your own server. I know there are step-by-step threads here, though: http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewforum.php?f=1013&sid=eb073d61c4afba10728ef97b5b86f3ae

That being said, you might want to consider joining somebody else's server with your friend. Would probably be way more hassle-free. Here are the servers everyone has set up (some have interesting variations on the gameplay): http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewforum.php?f=1014&sid=eb073d61c4afba10728ef97b5b86f3ae

theres also the official Escapist server and then this group:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/view/Minecraft-Appreciation-Club