@Saist said:
More recently though I tried the Plex App on a wireless connection Windows 10 tablet; and ran into an issue where despite being on the same network as the server… the Plex app kept telling me the Server wasn’t available. I was only able to get to the server on the Plex App by telling the server to only prefer secure connections; and telling the app to accept insecure connections on the same network.
Both the Win10 store app and the Plex Media Player insist that I have an indirect connection… and give me pop-ups telling me to get more information about Plex Relay… when my desktop is on 192.168.11.103; and my server is on 192.168.11.142
Tell your router to use Google’s public DNS servers (8.8.8.8 + 8.8.4.4) instead of those supplied by your ISP.
Do also check if your router has a ‘DNS rebinding’ protection and create an exemption rule.
https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/206225077-How-to-Use-Secure-Server-Connections
The PS4 app needs connectivity to plex.tv to find the Plex server.
The PS4 cannot use GDM, because 3rd party apps (which the Plex app is on the PS) are not allowed to open a so-called ‘port’ on the network inteface.
It is a restriction imposed by Sony. Their own apps don’t play by the same rules (which is the reason why the Sony DLNA client works.)
