Help with a private SMP server

Hello Orcworm,

I'm writing on here because you said you would always be willing to help with private server creation. I do not see a specific area to put this here on the forums, but you said in game to start a thread on here. When I download the minecraft server files and port forward I can launch the server and connect just fine using my IP and so can all of my friends. We would like to run some mods though, so I have been trying to get the server running with bukkit. I downloaded the files for bukkit, followed the directions and created the batch file to launch the server with a console interface. When I run the batch file it shows the server starting up and doing everything the default one does with the added text saying it's running bukkit, but when I try to connect it always times out for me and my friends. I can type in commands in the console and it runs them just fine it seems, but none of us can get into the server. This is what the console shows when launching it with the batch file:

16:18:51 [INFO] Starting minecraft server version Beta 1.3
16:18:51 [INFO] Loading properties
16:18:51 [INFO] Starting Minecraft server on *:25565
16:18:51 [INFO] This server is running Craftbukkit version git-Bukkit-0.0.0-506-
g4e9d448-b522jnks (MC: 1.3)
16:18:51 [INFO] Preparing level "404"
16:18:51 [INFO] Preparing start region
16:18:52 [INFO] Done (0.056s)! For help, type "help" or "?"
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When I get on Minecraft, go to multiplayer and enter my IP like I do on the default server and it works, this time it tells us:

Failed to connect to the server

Connection timed out: Connect

Any help you can give is appreciated!!

Thank you,
bfmtbl

What does your batch file currently look like?

Also, replace the bukkit jar with the recommended build:
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Awww... That's so cute of you, Orcy! ^_^ The Tiga approves.

I'm all heart.

and no soul.

I thought you were all looks. Hmmm.. .we've got a dilemma here... Are you just 200%?

The Batch file is:

@echo off
"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Java\jre6\bin\java.exe" -Xms1024M -Xmx1024M -jar craftbukkit.jar
pause

I copied it from the website. I am running Windows 7 64bit. It says craftbukkit.jar because the forums I was reading said to name it that and just rename the jar file to match whenever you download them so you don't have to edit your batch file every time. I tried the recommended snapshot one first and when it didn't work I tried the one I was trying now, but I will try it again if that's the one you are using successfully.

Rig:
GAMING RIG
Manufacturer:
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Processor:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.9GHz
Memory:
4096MB RAM
Hard Drive:
2560 GB
Video Card:
ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series
Monitor:
Acer 22" Wide
Sound Card:
Speakers (Turtle Beach USB Headset)
Speakers/Headphones:
5.1 Dolby Surround
Keyboard:
USB Root Hub
Mouse:
USB Root Hub
Mouse Surface:
Mouse Pad
Operating System:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.101026-1503)


I just deleted out the old stuff and started over. I re-downloaded the snapshot one from your link and I edited the batch file to call out the exact file name as is instead of renaming it to see if that would help too. I launched the server with the batch file and it looks like everything is running fine and as you can see below I can type in server commands and they run just fine like "time set 0", but as usual when I try to log on to it through minecraft it times out on connection.

10:48:42 [INFO] Starting minecraft server version Beta 1.3
10:48:42 [INFO] Loading properties
10:48:42 [INFO] Starting Minecraft server on *:25565
10:48:42 [INFO] This server is running Craftbukkit version git-Bukkit-0.0.0-544-
g6c6c30a-b556jnks (MC: 1.3)
10:48:42 [INFO] Preparing level "All"
10:48:42 [INFO] Preparing start region
10:48:43 [INFO] Done (0.050s)! For help, type "help" or "?"
>time set 0
10:49:13 [INFO] Set time to 0
10:49:13 [INFO] CONSOLE: Set time to 0
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Thank you for your time and help on this!!

I'm assuming you are trying to connect using 127.0.0.1 or localhost?

That would be assuming I know what I'm doing. lol We have been trying to connect with my ip address like we did with the default server. What's the 127.0.0.1? I tried localhost and that just let me in. What do my friends need to put in to be able to connect since I doubt localhost would work for them being on my machine.

They will need to use the one found here:
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That's the one we have all been trying all along and it wouldn't let us connect even though the default minecraft server lets us.

PetePorty wrote:The Tiga approves.

The pinguin approves either.

OK, server is up and running, commands can be given through console, I can connect through "localhost", but not IP and friends can not connect through IP. IP address is still the same and allows us all to connect with it on a default minecraft server using files downloaded from minecraft.net. Port forwarding is set to allow access and works on the default server, so I don't know why it doesn't work on the craftbukkit. When I log in to the craftbukkit server through local host I can run the plugins and set multiple homes and teleport between them just fine, but friends can't connect. Any other ideas to what is going wrong?

PureCraft wrote:

PetePorty wrote:The Tiga approves.

The pinguin approves either.

Pure did you mean "also"?

Make sure your server properties file does not specify an IP, and your friends are NOT putting :25565 in the IP when they log. Either issue can prevent them logging on. Also, sort of a "due" question, but just to cover all bases... Did you configure your firewalls to allow the neccesary communication?

Forward porting is what you need.

PetePorty wrote:Forward porting is what you need.

xD

Forward Porty!

How to Make a Private Server:
Do what the magic man tells you to.

Got it working finally. I had the router port forwarded, but for some reason my Windows firewall had two java listings in it and one was checked and the other was not. I guess the default minecraft server was using the one that was checked and the craftbukkit one was trying to use the one that wasn't. When I checked the box on the other java listing everyone was finally able to connect. Thank you all for your help!

Glad you got it working, Bud.