Double Nat with virtual ip range provided by FAI

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Hi all,
i have a problem to connect plex outside my home network.
My problem is:
My FAI provide virtual IP on my 4G router (range 10.x.x.x) and if i look to whatismyip.com i have a 213.x.x.x adress
… impossible to make a bridge by my provider…

Any other solution? Vpn? or i buy 15 miles of ethernet cable? :slight_smile:

I have read a lot of problem with connection outside local network. Devellopers, its possible to make an app to connect directly in plex server?! Vpn tunneling with abracadabra cloud connect :slight_smile:

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Double nat is a real real pain in the ass, (but i hate nat on a general level so only one nat is enough for me)

of get go a VPN could be an option but that also adds another level to translate. if you have smart routers you could get a vpn directly on them which would make it easier.

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@niluor said:
Hi all,
i have a problem to connect plex outside my home network.
My problem is:
My FAI provide virtual IP on my 4G router (range 10.x.x.x) and if i look to whatismyip.com i have a 213.x.x.x adress
… impossible to make a bridge by my provider…

Any other solution? Vpn? or i buy 15 miles of ethernet cable? :slight_smile:

I have read a lot of problem with connection outside local network. Devellopers, its possible to make an app to connect directly in plex server?! Vpn tunneling with abracadabra cloud connect :slight_smile:

you cannot as the main ipv4 adress is likely shared between several users, and you do not control it.
change ISP or use cloud sync.

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In a Double-NAT situation there is nothing you can do if your ISP ios not able or willing to make a portforwarding for you on their NAT.

The maximum you can do, currently, is this:
https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/216766168
But right now it only works with the mobile apps.

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You could get a vpn provider to give you an static link, and run all through there, with a proper router on your end you could even make that your front facing connection for all your devices.

(This is the reason why we need proper IPv6 support on plex)

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@OttoKerner said:
In a Double-NAT situation there is nothing you can do if your ISP ios not able or willing to make a portforwarding for you on their NAT.

The maximum you can do, currently, is this:
https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/216766168
But right now it only works with the mobile apps.

@OttoKerner

The OP situation is slighty different.
The ISP is natting his customers because the ISP does not have enough IPv4 adress.

The OP can either ask for his own ipv4 address or change ISP.

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ISP is using what is a CGN, major pain in the ass for anyone every where.
Like @starbetrayer say ask your isp for an public isp (if not a business subscription, they probably will say no). Switch ISP but down the line they too will start doing this.

Option two, is get a VPN with a dedicated public ipv4 and pipe all traffic through that VPN.

There is one more option which is IPv6, however pption tee is as of now hard since Plex is lacking proper IPv6 support.

More and more people will get these issues as ISPs are running out of IPv4s and have to resort to CGN or other large scale natting.

I am lucky enough to have my own /26 which is not going away anytime soon.

So this is yet another lead to why Plex must support full ipv6 throughout its ecosystem-

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hi, server relay have solved the situation, thx for your help