Hello
Sammy37796, apologies for the delayed response.
Not sure about the other stuff, but port-forwarding is interesting... it "opens" ports for things to go through. Think about it like a valve that lets water through.
First, you need to have a static IP address (address that doesn't change) for this to work. You
MUST have a static IP address for your server otherwise nothing will work (network-wise) because your server's IP address will constantly change and you won't be able to connect to it unless you constantly update it to compensate (which is a lot of pointless work).
To set a static IP address:
- Go to your control panel
- Click Network and Internet
- Click Network and Sharing Center
- Click Change adapter settings
- Right click your adapter and select properties
- Scroll down and select Internet Protocol Version 4 and click properties.
It should look like this. Except you will have Obtain an IP address automatically selected.
Now, keep that window open. Time to do a few commands.
Open your command prompt, do this by clicking "
Start" and "
R" on your keyboard (shortcut) and searching for "
cmd". then type "
ipconfig". Look for these fields...
Now, copy those numbers into that window that you have open. This will set a static IP address for your server.
Now, the actual port-forwarding... Do you know what ports you need to open? If not, you need to find out. I'm not familiar with Minecraft server ports...
In order to open your ports, you need to access your router's configuration page. In your browser, type "
192.168.0.1" to access your router's configuration "place". Login credentials vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. If you don't know them, then you need to do a bit of Googling. Just Google the
model of your router in addition to "
login". If you still need help, just ask.
Once you login, you need to "stumble" into a button or field that says something like "
Forwarding" or "
Port Forwarding". Just click around the place, somewhere around
Advanced Settings or
Networking. Once you have done that, you have completed the hardest part.
Now you just fill out the fields with the numbers such as your IP address that you have set, and the ports (also, don't forget to enable the settings...).
If you require help with anything, don't hesitate to ask.