[BDS-8634] Minecraft Windows Server Software (Alpha) 1.16.20.3 issue Created: 31/Aug/20  Updated: 02/Sep/20  Resolved: 01/Sep/20

Status: Resolved
Project: Bedrock Dedicated Server
Affects Version/s: 1.16.20
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Bug
Reporter: Janin palahicky Assignee: Unassigned
Resolution: Invalid Votes: 0
Labels: None
Environment:

Windows 10 Pro
Version: 20H2
OS Build: 19042.487
Experience: 120.2212.31.0


Confirmation Status: Unconfirmed

 Description   

Having a strange issue.

My Bedrock server is 1.16.20.3 and my Windows 10 Edition is 1.16.20. 

After setting up 1.16.20.3, I can't connect to my server.

It timeouts and says "Unable to connect to world".

I could connect to it before this version.

Nothing changed on my end other than downloading the latest version and installing it.

Same server properties and whitelist and setup.

My sons can connect to the server with their Minecraft Pocket Edition for Android on their tablets. But I cannot.



 Comments   
Comment by Janin palahicky [ 02/Sep/20 ]

My apologies.

I sometimes let my frustrations get to me (not to mention work-related stress during all this quarantine mess) and I am sorry for being snarky.

I was so frustrated that I missed one item while I did my troubleshooting steps.

So I started all over from the start.
These were the steps:

  • BDS server up and running
  • both the computer that runs the server and my kids' tablets can connect
  • update server to 1.16.20.3
  • the computer that runs the server can not connect, gets timeout and "unable to connect to world" error
  • android tablets still connect
  • uninstalled and reinstalled server update
  • error continues and computer with server running cannot connect
  • checked all Xbox settings, nothing changed,
  • checked all server settings, nothing changed
  • checked all firewall settings, nothing changed
  • checked router settings, for some reason my local IP was changed which is weird as all other settings in my router, show the proper local IP.
  • corrected the IP in the router
  • can connect again

Thank you again for your time and again, my apologies for being short with you.

 

 

 

Comment by IonicEcko [ 01/Sep/20 ]

I'm not brushing it off, but given the thousands of BDS servers all over the world, if there was a bug preventing people from connecting we would see more reports logged for it.

Its also not possible to reproduce this with a vanilla BDS install based on the information you have provided. In fact, your sons being able to connect prove that the server is running and listening for connections meaning your issue is one specific to your setup or account or requires very specific reproduction steps.

If you have steps to reproduce the problem from a vanilla BDS install please feel free to provide more detail.

Comment by Janin palahicky [ 01/Sep/20 ]

I did consult them. I've had a personal server set up for the past year. 

It's only after I updated to server 1.16.20.3 that I couldn't connect to it from my PC.

The kid's tablets can connect with no issue. Only my client won't connect to it.

I will head over to support but considering it's in Alpha stage, I wouldn't just brush it off on the possibility of a bug.

 

Comment by IonicEcko [ 01/Sep/20 ]

Hi Janin,

As i mentioned in your the report you commented on, the version of server and client is not always the same, nor is the version of client between platforms (for example, right now Windows 10 is on 1.16.20, Switch is on 1.16.21 and PS4 is on 1.16.30).

This is not the cause of your issue, not being able to connect is likely to be a technical issue which we cannot help you with here. This is a bug reporting platform, its not appropriate for support. You're welcome to head over to the Community Support Discord and ask for help there.

If you are trying to connect to the BDS server from the same PC it is running on I would suggest consulting the how-to in the BDS files as it specifically speaks to this issue.

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