By re-installing Minecraft, you can restart this process. However if no computer or user is found with this LAN number/IPV4 address, then you will have no luck. The main reason why this is not working is because after you “Direct Connect” to the server, your computer pings for the host–if it finds them, great.
Lastly, you might want to try re-installing Minecraft. **** REMEMBER TO TURN IT BACK ON AFTER!**** Try turning off your firewall, and try this again. Secondly, especially if you are on Windows, the firewall can play a big role in preventing you from playing with friends. I know, you can’t tell that it is loading due to the absence of a loading sign, however if you put in all of the information and try to join your friend’s game before the “Direct Connect” page is finished loading, it will give you an error. There are a couple of ways to try and get around this roadblock įirst of all, after you open “Direct Connect”, give it at least 45 seconds to fully load. This can be very annoying, as this has happened to me too many times.
Often times, while attempting to play with your friends via LAN, you will be confronted with an error message that looks something like this.
