Why can't i play multiplayer on minecraft?

I can't play offline just fine, & I have a good internet connection but when I click on multiplayer nothing shows up & if I try to create my own server it says I have no connection which is bull because if I didn't I would be asking this question tight now I've got all the java downloads required I've even downloaded the MC server download from the website & I've run it while trying to connect, that doesn't work either I payed $22 bucks for the game & I'm feeling like I got ripped off my cousin &friends have no problem connecting & playing but for some reason I can't! I don't know if this is relevant but I've got a windows 8 pc but I've already downloaded the java software for me to e able to play please someone help me I really do love minecraft its a good way for me & my friends to stay connected since we've all got jobs & other responsibilities we don't't have time to meet up anymore

Jordan 2 answers

Search Engines Not Working?

Today I clicked on Mozilla Firefox. Out of the blue the screen was completely blank except the top part with the address bar. So, I tried Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. They both have the exact same issue as I described with FireFox, except Chrome and IE say the page can't be displayed. Another thing I noticed is that now Chrome and IE open up 3 pages whenever I click just once. Troubleshooting couldn't identify the problem and my AVG AntiVirus program couldn't detect a single threat from a whole system scan. I know it's not an internet issue because I could still play Minecraft on a server. I've tried everything (examples- safe mode, clearing cache/history, rebooting) I can't uninstall and reinstall the programs because it keeps saying page can't be displayed! I have no idea what the problem is if anyone knows please help. Also does anyone know a Tech support number I can call?

Christopher 1 answer

How to set up a minecraft multiplayer server?

I'm not a technology wizard I have seen a million things that didn't help me in the least bit I need to figure this out please no hamichi or whatever this is so confusing id rather use exe thanks for answering

Luna 1 answer

Minecraft world save problem. Need some

I'm a moderator on a Pixelmon server. We had originally had the 2 servers on 1 server, but the owner switched it so now we're paying monthly for 2 dedicated servers. When the switch happened the owner transferred server 1 over and there lag spikes started happening every 5-7 minutes. Now they are world saves.

We can't figure out how to fix it. The world save was on a autosave schedule for every 30min but when we switched hosts it bugged out. Now its every 6 minutes and nobody can figure out how to change it.

I don't have access to the console so I can't see how its set up but the owner has tried everything he can do as well as the admin. The owner thinks its because of the new host which makes sense because thats when we came across the problem.

There were some corrupted chunks that were removed. There might be more but we haven't found any. There's a map limit so there's only so many chunks and i've been around it all.

Any suggestions? Sorry if this is a little confusing.

Added (1). We have restarted the server a lot as this has been going on for about 2 weeks or more. The server provider can't figure it out that I know of but I guess hes been busy. Any other ideas?

Grose 1 answer

Minecraft server with many errors?

As soon as I load up my Minecraft Server Jar I get this:

[16:17:07 INFO]: Starting minecraft server version 1.7.4
[16:17:07 WARN]: To start the server with more ram, launch it as "java -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar minecraft_server.jar"
[16:17:07 INFO]: Loading properties
[16:17:07 WARN]: server.properties does not exist
[16:17:07 INFO]: Generating new properties file
[16:17:07 ERROR]: Exception handling console input
java.io.IOException: The handle is invalid
at java.io.FileInputStream.readBytes(Native Method) ~[?:1.7.0_25]
at java.io.FileInputStream.read(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_25]
at java.io.BufferedInputStream.read1(Unknow… Source) ~[?:1.7.0_25]
at java.io.BufferedInputStream.read(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_25]
at sun.nio.cs.StreamDecoder.readBytes(Unkno… Source) ~[?:1.7.0_25]
at sun.nio.cs.StreamDecoder.implRead(Unknow… Source) ~[?:1.7.0_25]
at sun.nio.cs.StreamDecoder.read(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_25]
at java.io.InputStreamReader.read(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_25]
at java.io.BufferedReader.fill(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_25]
at java.io.BufferedReader.readLine(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_25]
at java.io.BufferedReader.readLine(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.7.0_25]
at lo.run(SourceFile:78) [minecraft_server.1.7.4.jar:?]
[16:17:07 INFO]: Default game type: SURVIVAL
[16:17:07 INFO]: Generating keypair
[16:17:07 INFO]: Starting Minecraft server on *:25565
[16:17:08 WARN]: **** FAILED TO BIND TO PORT!
[16:17:08 WARN]: The exception was: java.net.BindException: Address already in use: bind
[16:17:08 WARN]: Perhaps a server is already running on that port?

What is the: java.io.IOException: The handle is invalid
And why did I fail to bind to port?

Lisa 1 answer

How to keep a player from using commands on a minecraft bukkit server?

I have a small private bukkit server for me and my friends, but one of my friends keeps messing with the others. Instead of banning them, we want to troll them my setting their spawn in the nether. How do you keep a player from using commands such as /spawn or /sethome or /home?

Bill 1 answer