Cant Join My Own Server

[mcd1992]

i cant join my own server but other people can. Its in the server lists and its responding when i try to join it it goes to parsing game info (3 bars) and gets stuck other people can join it with no problems. I have ports 27015, 27016, & 27006 forwarded. anyone know how to make it where i can join my own server

Click Me To Join My Server

[trewq]

are you trying to join your external ip?
you have to use your internal ip for instde your network?

[mcd1992]

im just clicking on join game but do i need to do connect 192.168.0.5:27015 in console is that what ur saying

p.s. ty for fast reply

[mcd1992]

ahhh sweet man i gotcha i typed connect 192.168.0.5 in console and it worked i should of thought of that considering my old server said the ip was my local one and friends had to use the connect command so ty for the help man.