Hallo.
On one of my home laptops I'm running Bedrock server 1.16.201.
The same on 1.16.210 as well.
Other laptops can connect to it, even from Android cell phones, from local network or from outside. That's not an issue.
However, there is this annoying problem with reconnecting to it, that can be described with multiple "facts" as follows:
Clients have to start up only afte the server starts. If I change anything on the server, restart it, or disconnect the laptop from docking station, all clients have to restart also (meaning Minecraft apps have to properly shutdown and start again)
Sometimes it is possible to connect to the server via "FRIENDS" tab, while it is not possible through "SERVERS", and someties it is the other way around. On the laptop hosting server only the latter is possible.
I start up client on some laptop (not the one hosting server) and can see the game in "FRIENDS". In addition I have the server configured in SERVERS tab as well (local static IP used). Now when I minimize the game and open the window again, game reloads some files, as usual, and then, the tab FRIENDS becomes suddenly empty. Not able to connect to it either via FRIENDS or SERVERs. None of that works. (attached video files)
I start up client, go to servers. See my server there. Now when I leave it for some 10 minutes, or more and return to it, client as if disconnects for ever and cannot connect anymore. Again only restarting the app helps.
If I connect to the game and then leave it correctly, the game stays in FRIENDS tab. And I can reconnect to it again.
If I'm on the FRIENDS tab and see the game there and pull the lever on my docking station, game disappears from FRIENDS tab as expected. Then when I plug it in again, the game appears for few seconds in FRIENDS tab again, before it disappears again.
If I'm in FRIENDS tab and see the game there, connect to it, I can play. Now if I disconnected by unplugging my docking station, I get disconnected. As expected. Then when I plug it in again, there is some chance that I will not connect any more, and there is also chance that I will see the game in SERVERS as green, while not see it in FRIENDS tab.
I am an IT specialist, but since I don't see into neither server or app, cannot say if client base code or server base code is at fault here. I do have AVG antivirus installed on all machines, but I doubt that it has anything to do with it. I experimented with that too and can rule this out.
If needed, I can temporarily allow access to my server from outside. Approach me via email if any relevant dev is interested.
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