SOLVED: Local Connection Issue

[sammyg2005]

When using host networking it shouldn't show any IP address.

Is your router on the same subnet as all your clients/server?  What happens if you setup port forwarding on your router for port 8096 on the host's IP address?

Unfortunately the same outcome. And the router is on the same subnet 192.168.31.xxx

I am not sure if I need to do the nuclear option and start a clean build.