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Can Windows and Mac Play Minecraft Land Together
Source: https://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/support/server-support-and/1883027-can-macs-and-pcs-play-lan
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#1 Oct 29, 2013
My friend is getting a new computer and we need to make sure we can play LAN (local area network) games together. So can a Mac and a PC (HP, Dell, etc.) play on a LAN server together?
Thank you.
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#2 Oct 29, 2013
No reason why you shouldn't, as long as you're on the same internet.
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#3 Oct 29, 2013
Of course you can! I have a Mac and every time my friend comes of with his laptop (PC) we have a LAN party
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#4 Oct 29, 2013
This. If you're on the same internet, it should be possible.
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#5 Oct 29, 2013
im sure it could i mean i can connect to my friends lan with my mac no reason why you shouldnt
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#6 Oct 29, 2013
If both systems use tcp/IP they should be able to work. With the proper router hardware they wouldn't even have to be on Ethernet... One could be using Token Ring, for example, as long as it was still tcp/IP.
The only way it wouldn't work is if the Mac could only run AppleTalk, and I don't even know if Apple still supports it.
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#7 Oct 29, 2013
No modern system uses token ring. No modern computer would even know what to do if connected to a token ring without a lot of configuration. A router is not necessary for a LAN, only a hub or switch. TCP/IP is the only way to communicate these days unless using a switch which can run off MAC addresses alone, but even then it still functions in the same manner as TCP.
The more accurate answer would be you have to be on the same logical network, which 99.99% of all home LANs are. The only exception is if you specifically do something to alter this, which few know how, or would want/need to do.
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#8 Oct 30, 2013
lololol welcome to 2013 token rings havent been around for the last 30 years or so. there are alot more modern efficient ways of connection to a computer. without a router now a days to connect to a computer like that you could just use direct connect and a network hub.
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#9 Oct 30, 2013
Finding a hub these days is very difficult. Switches are the standard these days.
For just 2 computers, you can use any old ethernet cable. Don't thing a crossover is necessary anymore as most systems can detect and electronically switch the necessary wires.
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#10 Oct 30, 2013
Nice! Thank you everyone
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#11 Apr 26, 2015
What about if you have mods like mcheli? Can you still join?
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#12 Apr 27, 2015
This thread was 2 years old. If you require help I suggest starting a new thread.
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