hosting local server in linux

whenever i host a local server and try to connect, it stucks on "connecting to (my ip address)" and nothing else happening

Ssheesh whenever i host a local server and try to connect, it stucks on "connecting to (...

Hecklezz•12/10/25, 9:29 AM

are you connecting via 127.0.0.1 or your local IP? Or your public? If public, try 127.0.0.1 instead

sheeshOP•12/10/25, 9:30 AM

when i use 127.0.0.1 it works fine

sheeshOP•12/10/25, 9:30 AM

trying with public it doesnt work

Hecklezz•12/10/25, 9:30 AM

thats because you arent meant to connect to your own servers public ip address from the same ip address

Hecklezz•12/10/25, 9:30 AM

only people outside your network do that

sheeshOP•12/10/25, 9:30 AM

ohhh

sheeshOP•12/10/25, 9:30 AM

uhh

sheeshOP•12/10/25, 9:31 AM

i will keep this on until my friend tests to see if its working

sheeshOP•12/10/25, 9:31 AM

he is offline rn

Hecklezz•12/10/25, 9:31 AM

if it doesnt work for your friend to connect, then it means you havnt port forwarded the servers port in your router. or a firewall is blocking it

sheeshOP•12/10/25, 9:31 AM

i made sure its portforwarded

Hecklezz•12/10/25, 9:31 AM

or if your ISP uses what is called "CG-NAT", that doesnt allow port forwarding and will requiring calling the ISP to opt out of CG-NAT

sheeshOP•12/10/25, 9:31 AM

from my router in the admin page and my firewall

Ssheesh i made sure its portforwarded

Hecklezz•12/10/25, 9:32 AM

then hopefully all works good

Hecklezz•12/10/25, 9:32 AM

and just hope you arent CG-NAT'd by your ISP

sheeshOP•12/10/25, 9:32 AM

it worked before on windows

sheeshOP•12/10/25, 9:32 AM

but now that i am on linux

sheeshOP•12/10/25, 9:32 AM

idk if it will work

Hecklezz•12/10/25, 9:32 AM

then i dont see any reason why it wouldnt

Hecklezz•12/10/25, 9:33 AM

if you trust me, i can try and connect right now if u DM me the ip

sheeshOP•12/10/25, 9:33 AM

well i gotta disable the shit ton amount of mods first so you dont have to stare at the screen

Hecklezz•12/10/25, 9:34 AM

mods are fine lol

Hecklezz•12/10/25, 9:34 AM

just as long as it says it connects

sheeshOP•12/10/25, 9:34 AM

aight

sheeshOP•12/10/25, 9:50 AM

solved because my big brain had another firewall app running that wasnt accepting connections

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