Hello!
For the past week and a half, I've been successfully playing on an online gaming server, however this week (Sunday to be exact) suddenly the server wont connect. I've checked the server properties and everyhing seemed fine, so I went into my router settings - the port was there, then to the "Open Port Check Tool" - www.yougetsignal.com, and each check of the assigned port came up "closed" I checked all of the common ports, and all of them are closed for my external IP address!
I've tried restarting my computer, tried a different computer, restarting that one, restarted the router... multiple times. I've checked my firewall, the exceptions/rules are there. I've gone online to research it and have found nothing (everyone uses Belkin or some other router other than Verizon's apparently.) Has anyone encountered this before?
Stats:
I'm using a Windows 7 64 bit
the port I'm trying to fix (actually all of them apparently, but namely) is the Minecraft Server port 25565
I have checked the cmd > netstat -a thing and that port (both TCP and UDP) shows up as "LISTENING"
I'm sure it's something simple (or I'm praying it is!)
Is there some other setting I need to have changed?
Help is GREATLY appreciated!