# About shield TV USB connection while using plex

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/about-shield-tv-usb-connection-while-using-plex/797547>\
**Category:** Plex Players\
**Tags:** server-nvidia-shield\
**Created:** [June 18, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/about-shield-tv-usb-connection-while-using-plex/797547 "2022-06-18T12:50:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rekkaa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/rekkaa/32/209941_2.png) [@Rekkaa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Rekkaa)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/about-shield-tv-usb-connection-while-using-plex/797547/1 "2022-06-18T12:50:21Z")

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Hi there. I have a shield tv pro with a USB port connected to an external HDD. The shield is connected to my router using wires. I set up a plex media server on shield. One thing I am curious about is when I play the videos which are in the HDD using the plex app installed on shield as well, is there something to do with the ethernet? I can’t test it by unplugging the wire since it will terminate the plex server connection.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/about-shield-tv-usb-connection-while-using-plex/797547/2 "2022-09-16T12:50:33Z")

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