Potential fix:
- Open Minecraft 1.8.9
- Click Multiplayer
- Wait until it finds the lan server and note the IP it says
- Close Minecraft 1.8.9 and open Minecraft 1.9
- Click Multiplayer
- Click Direct Connect
- Enter the IP you have just written down and click Join Server
When my brother opened a LAN world, my other brother could simply join using Windows 10. On my Mac I can't. Reversed, if I set up a LAN, my brothers can actually join my world normally. what am I doing wrong?
By 'LAN world' I mean a Singleplayer game that they share via the Open to LAN option. All the computers are running Java. I can't see their LAN world but they can see mine. If I try xx.xxx.xxx.xxx:xxxxx(Example IP)("Hosted at …) at Direct Connect it says 'Connection refused'. We're on the same network and have the same IP. Tried putting my firewall on my computer off but I still couldn't connect.
Important edit: Using Minecraft 1.8.9 or any earlier version that supports LAN worlds, the LAN world is recognized. But when I use Minecraft 1.9 it isn't. Could the problem be the Minecraft version?
Best Answer
This is a problem I also have when trying to play LAN with a mac and a windows 10 computer. When the mac hosts, everything works out wonderfully. When the windows 10 pc hosts, the mac can't find the LAN world. Here's my solution.
First, host the LAN server on the windows 10 computer. There should be a port given in the chat. Remember it. Then left click on the network icon in the lower right corner of the screen, and press "Network settings". On the screen that pops up, press "Advanced options". Scroll down through the properties until you get to the IPv4 address. There should be four numbers separated by periods, similar to this: 192.189.54.78. Remember them.
Now open up your Mac's minecraft. Go to multiplayer, then direct connect. Fill in the address with the IP first, then the port, like this: 192.168.54.78:56234
Then press Join Server, and you're good to go!