Gonzoreader

no av software on either computer other than windows defender

you were right, it was my firewall. totally my fault, I didnt realize i hadnt set any allow rules for the public profile. thanks for helping me!

ive ran a lan server with a different game and a different router before, but we moved and i got all new networking stuff.

nothing unique that i can think of. both pcs are connected to a switch which is connected to the router. ive tried swapping the switch, and i disabled all block rules for vintage story on both windows firewalls. thats why im so confused because ive done everything i can think of that could be an issue.

yes, ive done all of this already. im looking for the reason why none of this is working.

I love this game so much, I bought it for my wife so we could play on a lan together. She cant connect. I really dont understand why. Ive changed switches, i can ping her computer fine. Ive let vintage story through both of our firewalls. I did port forwarding for port 42420 to try and open a public server, but it would either say my router didnt have UpnP enabled (it does) or that it couldnt connect to the master server. If anyone has advice or suggestions, Im open to it. UPDATE: figured it out, I had disabled the block rules on my firewall but i had to go and create new allow rules for the public profile. I feel dumb lol, but to be fair it shouldnt be this involved to set up a server imo. Also the LAN connection still isnt working, only the public advertised server ip works, but im sure it has something to do with my end. Hope this maybe helps someone in the future.