Can't connect to local Plex sever and remote access keeps dropping off also

You may want to try the Method 2.2 from this post first: You need to reclaim your server, but don't dare to touch the Windows Registry

That means you rather want to use a manual port forwarding: https://support.plex.tv/articles/200931138-troubleshooting-remote-access/

But only try that after restoring local access.