Terraria – Can’t get onto the brother’s server, and vice versa, across local network in Terraria

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I have a similar problem to Shadow Z, in his original question.

My problem differs, however, since I have already followed the instructions to set up my MQWest modem for port forwarding. I also do not need Hamachi, since I'm already on the same LAN network as my brother. I've already tried everything suggested, before, but nothing works.

My main question is how do I check if Terraria can access data from the forwarded port, but I also want to know if there is anything else I could try. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

Random info, in case if any of it can help solve my problem.

Router IP: 192.168.0.1

Port Number: 7777

Modem Brand: MyQwest

Computer: Shuttle desktop, with Windows XP

Btother's Computer: Dell laptop, with Windows 10

We are both using bandwith, connected to the same router.

Best Answer

You should not have to port forward. Port forwarding enables your ISP to grant outside users access to a specific port on your router. You do not want to do this. If you have, I would recommend you undo this. To answer your question, if you and your brother are both on the same LAN (i.e. the same Wi-Fi network), you should be able to do as follows:

  1. Client 1 (Your Brother) Opens Terraria, Opens Multiplayer, and starts a server from there, recording the address and port given/set.

  2. Once Client 1 is in game, Client 2 (you) opens Multiplayer, and rather than starting a server, connects to a server.

  3. Enter the information in the given format: address:port

  4. Address and port should be separated by a colon (:).

  5. Client 2 (you) should connect to Client 1 (your brother) over the LAN.

It's as simple as that. No port forwarding, no hosting, nothing more complicated than the integrated system. Clients on the same Local Area Network s

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