I'm having trouble figuring out where the disconnect is? Why can I access the server via the hostname on Putty but not Minecraft, and how do I fix it? I can't seem to find anything online to solve this specific problem, and would greatly appreciate your help! Thanks! In Minecraft when trying to access the server through the host name I've been using ':217' ('example' isn't the actual hostname for security reasons, but the rest is exact), but that isn't working. If I type in 192.168.1.217 then the server loads and runs perfectly, but I can't access it through the hostname. My issue comes up when I try to access it specifically in Minecraft. This makes me think that I'm successfully port forwarding my pi. I've gotten to the point where I can use Putty to SSH into my pi, either through the local address (192.168.1.217) or through no-ip hostname (also using port 217). I'm using Netgear Genie and I followed this to set it up so that my router should communicate with no-ip to auto-update the IP address. I wanted friends to be able to access it whenever and from outside my local network, so I used to make a static IP address. I am using my Raspberry Pi 3 to create a minecraft server following this tutorial, and figured out port forwarding using this one (both from pimylifeup). Please be kind when answering and try to explain in layman's terms. I want to preface by saying I am not really a coder, and have only made it this far through a lot of googling and tutorials.

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