Well it's kinda complicated if you don't read carefully, so please do.
You need to know the IP address of the server; if you don't understand a word of that, don't mind it. Just ask 'What is the IP of this server?' and then write down the IP. It should either look something like this:
something.example.stuff
Or like this:
123.345.6.78:12345
Then when open minecraft, press 'Multiplayer' and write in that number thing.
Type in the IP address or Hamachi address of your friend's correctly or play the premium Minecraft. Myncraft1: Your friends has to be on (Hamachi) to connect to his server
To connect to any Minecraft server you have to know and input their IP address when it prompts you.
either you don't have An internet connection or you have a cracked account on minecraft and it wont let you on. The alternative to this is their minecraft server was having issues.
There may be several reasons you would be unable to connect to your own server on Minecraft. First check to make sure you have not typed in the Ip address wrong. Second, make sure you are running the latest Minecraft server software(You have to download a new version after every Minecraft update). Thirdly, you cannot connect to a server using the computer that is running the said server.
If your Minecraft won't connect to any server simply restart your computer and the router.
go to to direct connect and type in localhost
if you created it right then they have to know you multiplayer server address to get to your multiplayer server
Simply click "Multiplayer" then do "direct connect" or "add server" and type in a server IP. From there, you can play with friends and family on a Minecraft server.
There could be a number of reasons. (A) he/she might be using the browser to try to connect. (B) if it's a public server they might be "whitelisted". (C) not sure bout this one but they may have a mod unsupported by the server. Hope this helps!
Minecraft has made it very easy to make a multiplayer server. Simply go to minecraft.net and download the server .exe. Type in the IP address of the computer you are running the server on and you will connect to your new server! Please note that you will have to port forward your server for people to be able to connect to it from the internet.
It means that, as you are trying to connect to a server, the server is not responding, after a minuet or so it will show this message. This could mean the server is offline or that your connection to the internet is poor. (Or the server host's connection to the internet is poor.
you couldn't connect to the server because of a crash, bad connection, etc. Wait about an hour than try again.