We can’t tell you how many times we’ve done trouble shooting for Minecraft only to have the person say “Oh hey, some Firewall box popped up but I just hit cancel”.įortunately, the solution for this problem is simple, as long as you have administrative access to the PC (meaning that the default account is the administrator or you have the password of the administrator account). The problem is further compounded if you have your guest computer or the computer your child is using set up for non-administrative access ( which you should) can that person tried to “Allow access” but couldn’t and just hit cancel. Most people will, by default, see the security alert, see Java (and either not know what it is or just know enough about Java to recall hearing about what a security problem Java has been over the years) and click cancel. In the screenshot above you can see the specific wording of the Firewall popup. That said, there is a good chance you may run into one or more of these issues over the course of your Minecraft-playing days, so it certainly wouldn’t hurt to read from top to bottom and even bookmark this article for future troubleshooting. RELATED: Setting Up Local Multiplayer and Custom Player Skins When your child (or friend) comes to you with one of these questions, you should be able to find the answers right here.
With that in mind, we’ve written this guide with an emphasis on helping the layman quickly identify what they need to do to alleviate their specific problem. Thanks to its popularity and the number of parents wrestling with it for their kids, we get more emails about Minecraft than any other game.
Let’s take a look at how to identify and iron out issues with Minecraft LAN play.
Minecraft is a fantastic game to play on your local network with friends, but it’s no fun when you have to spend half your time troubleshooting connection problems.