[SOLVED 1.20+] Why Minecraft LAN is NOT WORKING

Having trouble connecting to your friend’s LAN world in Minecraft and making it work? In this tutorial, we'll go through all the different reasons why Minecraft LAN is not working with your friends. UPDATED for more recent versions of Minecraft, like 1.20.6 and 1.21

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Common errors include:

○ Make sure both you and your friend are connected to the same WiFi network and not using a VPN to play Minecraft together, especially if playing LAN from a distance.

○ Verify you are using compatible network types and the same Minecraft version, and confirm the host’s game is set to allow LAN connections.

○ Address common LAN connection issues in Minecraft by setting your network to private, disabling your firewall temporarily, and adding Minecraft and its launcher to your Firewall/Antivirus exceptions, ensuring all Java-related options are marked "Private".

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[CheshireCraft]

Thanks for checking this out, and I hope it works for you guys.

If it doesn't, watch this tutorial on how to host a FREE MINECRAFT SERVER to play with friends from anywhere! It's just as easy.

[kokoloko]

Tnx dude, I was messing around with this for so long and couldn't figure it out, turns out i had my network on public. Wouldn't think of it in a million years.

[thanxx]

i have not been able to figure out lan for YEARS untill this THANK U SM

[seanstaats]

Great video! Helped out a lot. Should totally do more videos and Minecraft survival stuff, I’d watch!

[oliverjackson]

thanks dude, i've been trying to play with my brother and it kept sending me to that error screen but this seemed to fix it, now were playing in the same world!

[elkinjay]

Thank you for putting this together! I had it set up on old pc but could not remember where in the system to go to make necessary changes. ❤

[RassGames]

Thank you! The switching from public to private was the thing for me :)

[danielwolfe]

every step followed and minecraft lan seems to be simply broken

[rowansteins]

Lovely explanation, adding Minecraft through my firewall worked great!

[veggies]

the last fix is the one that did it for me! now its working perfeclty, thanks

[Martin_likes_beer]

Thanks man! Now can my daughter and I play Minecraft again!! After I moved to a new apartment with a new ISP and router we could'nt play together. I've tried everything. Can't see the server in the list so I use Direct Connection. Thanks again! You got us some nice father-daughter-time this weekend!

[Torminator]

Bro me and my brother have been trying for years and it finally worked. Big Thanks man<3

[rick_davidson]

Just a quick comment - I got mine working with one computer wifi and other computer ethernet. It seems that so long as they are both on the same network it doesn't matter how you connect, which makes sense given that a network is a network.

[Jakitz]

Alright, I watched the tutorial from 3 years ago, and I can tell puberty kicked in lmao

[ThomasStraitonCreations]

Thank you so much! Changing to private solved all my problems!

[megadeathydude]

i tried to join my brothers lan world, which showed up in the multiplayer tab. but when i did, it said "connection timed out: no further information". do you know why this is?
edit: i fixed it, i just updated java

[spider]

You were very helpful, my problem was fixed.
Thank you.👍🏼

[ElRafauricio]

For some reason, my Minecraft worlds have the Multiplayer option activated, but whenever I enter a world, the multiplayer option is off.
¿Why?

[mrbojar]

I spend hour to find solution and i find it in your video. Thanks!

I tried the same configuración listed on the video. Opened a World to Lan, an the other PC doesn't detecta the World on Mutliplayer, and if I try a Directa connect ion it says: Login Error: Sesión not valid. Restart launcher.
I use Sklauncher, and tried to change username in both PCs, without success... Any alternatives?