How to get my public ip?

Discussion in 'Systems Administration' started by xUbalubex, Jun 11, 2018.

  1. xUbalubex

    xUbalubex

    So I made a spigot server (No hosting service) But none of my friends can connect to my server. How do I get my actual ip?
     
    #1 xUbalubex, Jun 11, 2018
  3. RAZERMC

    RAZERMC

    try this whatsmyip.org
     
    #2 RAZERMC, Jun 11, 2018
  5. Choco

    Choco
    Moderator

    If you go to Google and search "What's my IP", the address provided will be your public address.

    EDIT:     Sniped, but Google queries from that website, so ye.
     
    #3 Choco, Jun 11, 2018
  7. xUbalubex

    xUbalubex


    So do I set the IP I see as my server IP in my server.properties?
     
    #4 xUbalubex, Jun 11, 2018
  9. RAZERMC

    RAZERMC

    no use your local ip address then port forward your public ip address to that local address
     
    #5 RAZERMC, Jun 11, 2018
  11. FlyingLlama

    FlyingLlama

    If you are on residential internet, your IP will likely change daily or every time you reboot your router.

    You will also need to configure all your routing devices to forward data on port 25565 to your server machine.

    You may also need to make a firewall rule on the computer to allow UDP traffic on 25565.
     
    #6 FlyingLlama, Jun 11, 2018
  13. Strahan

    Strahan
    Benefactor

    No, that'll break it. It won't start then.

    FTFY

    Unless you use query, you don't need a UDP rule.

    As FlyingLlama said, your IP may change so you should look into a dynamic DNS service like no-ip or dyndns.
     
    #7 Strahan, Jun 11, 2018
  15. FlyingLlama

    FlyingLlama

    Additionally: router firmware like DD-WRT can be configured to connect to a DDNS service without needing to install any monitoring software.
     
    #8 FlyingLlama, Jun 11, 2018
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