I think he took it to heart, but the router logs will let me know if not. I've told him none of this, of course - instead I congratulated his resourcefulness and technical competence before having a recap on Internet safety rules. I suppose it may be possible for a Minecraft server to be configured with a lower port number, but I couldn't find any so I'm confident he'd deduce "it just isn't working" long before stumbling on one (if any exist at all). I tested it and Minecraft spins for a bit before giving a "server unavailable" error message - perfect!
Consulting and indicates that a blanket ban on any ports numbered 1024-65535 will prevent pretty much any custom internet activity without restricting the iPad's normal functions. Minecraft usually connects on port 19132, but there are plenty of servers that deliberately use others.
Playing multiplayer minecraft pe install#
I wanted to allow iOS to continue to be able to do automatic app updates and have other App Store access, but prevent Minecraft (or other apps I may install in future) reaching the Internet. Having done that, I could also configure the router to block that device's internet access by port number. I've configured it so it always gives his iPad the same IP address. Instead, I've locked things down on our wifi router. I've already used the Settings on his iPad to deny him web access, so Safari doesn't even appear however this doesn't prevent other apps using the Internet to do things other than display web pages, so online Minecraft is still possible. He's cautious too, fortunately, so checked with me before connecting.
My son found instructions for getting Minecraft PE online through watching videos on YouTube Kids and was able to set it all up himself.