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jdmcr
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Feb 11, 2023
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RBR750 - Minecraft "Unable to Connect to World" on LAN

Hi Purchased a new RBR750.  Kids can connect to external Minecraft servers and worlds, but can no longer connect to worlds that they create and play together on the LAN.  We can see the world, but g...
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Mikey94025
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Feb 12, 2023

I don't use or know Minecraft, but guesses:

* On iPad and iPhone devices, click into the wifi network and switch off "Private Wi-Fi Address".  This is set per network so might be different from your previous router's network.

* Found this other iPad Privacy Minecraft setting - Navigate to the "Privacy" folder then the "Local Network" option, under there set "Minecraft" to "on": https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/xbox/forum/all/re-minecraft-pocket-edition-for-ipad/340467fe-00a1-4e17-8eaf-aa6e6fd0946f

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jdmcr
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Feb 12, 2023
Mikey94025 wrote:

 

* Found this other iPad Privacy Minecraft setting - Navigate to the "Privacy" folder then the "Local Network" option, under there set "Minecraft" to "on": https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/xbox/forum/all/re-minecraft-pocket-edition-for-ipad/340467fe-00a1-4e17-8eaf-aa6e6fd0946f

That was it!   Not the router after all.

 

Investigating further, Minecraft was re-installed around the same time the Orbi was setup, hence the confusion.

 

Thanks very much for the help.  Cheers.