FreeNAS Plex Plugin DVR FRITZ!Box 6660 Cable

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I have a FRITZ!Box 6660 Cable set up for Live-TV works well so far.
Now i wanted to integrate it my Plex. But my FreeNAS Plex Server dosn’t recognice it.
Just for fun tried it on a Windows Plex Server, it works.

So i think my Problem is some missing library. Can s.o. confirm or deny this?

FreeNAS Plex Plugin: 1.19.4.2935
Windows Plex Server: 1.19.4.2935

Plex Tuner Service.log (Windows)

Jun 19, 2020 09:47:13.414 [1912] INFO - Plex Tuner Service v1.0.0.0 - Microsoft PC x64 - build: 
Jun 19, 2020 09:47:13.415 [1912] INFO - Windows version: 6.2 (Build 9200), language de-DE
Jun 19, 2020 09:47:13.415 [1912] INFO - 8 3500 MHz processor(s): Architecture=0, Level=21, Revision=512 Processor Identifier=AMD64 Family 21 Model 2 Stepping 0, AuthenticAMD
Jun 19, 2020 09:47:13.415 [1912] DEBUG - "C:\Program Files (x86)\Plex\Plex Media Server\Plex Tuner Service.exe" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Plex\Plex Media Server\Resources\Tuner\Private" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Plex\Plex Media Server\Resources\Tuner\Shared" 1.19.4.2935-79e214ead 32600 /waitmutex 
Jun 19, 2020 09:47:13.410 [18488] INFO - [I] broker_t::start...
Jun 19, 2020 09:47:13.615 [18488] INFO - [I] device_manager_t::init.
Jun 19, 2020 09:47:13.615 [18488] INFO - [I] device_manager_t::init. Initialize provider manager
Jun 19, 2020 09:47:13.615 [18488] INFO - [I] device_manager_t::init. Initialize all device auxes
Jun 19, 2020 09:47:13.615 [18488] INFO - [I] dvb_device_factory_t::get_aux_list
Jun 19, 2020 09:47:13.615 [18488] INFO - [I] bda_aux_t::init
Jun 19, 2020 09:47:13.622 [18488] INFO - [I] web_server_t::start. Starting web server on port 32600
Jun 19, 2020 09:47:16.648 [17452] INFO - [I] web_service_t::process_device_discovery
Jun 19, 2020 09:47:16.649 [17452] INFO - [I] device_reactor_t::get_device_list ()
Jun 19, 2020 09:47:16.649 [17452] INFO - [I] dvb_device_factory_t::get_device_list ()
Jun 19, 2020 09:47:18.681 [17452] INFO - [I] SAT2IP - server discovered: 192.168.178.1
Jun 19, 2020 09:47:18.681 [17452] INFO - [I] SAT2IP - description XML: http://192.168.178.1:49000/satipdesc.xml
Jun 19, 2020 09:47:18.731 [17452] INFO - [I] dvb_device_factory_t::get_device_list. Id dvb#sat2ip#0#uuid:663d5d6c-f9f8-4bb4-84d4-2C3AFDFE5474, Name FRITZ!Box 6660 Cable (192.168.178.1) - 0, Standards 2

Plex Tuner Service.log (FreeNAS)

Jun 19, 2020 10:36:37.845 [0x805640f00] INFO - Plex Tuner Service v1.0.0.0 - FreeBSD PC amd64 - build: 
Jun 19, 2020 10:36:37.848 [0x805640f00] INFO - FreeBSD version: 11.3-RELEASE-p9 (FreeBSD 11.3-RELEASE-p9 #0 r325575+588899735f7(HEAD): Mon Jun  1 15:04:31 EDT 2020     root@mp20.tn.ixsystems.com:/freenas-releng/freenas/_BE/objs/freenas-releng/freenas/_BE/os/sys/FreeNAS.amd64), language: en-US
Jun 19, 2020 10:36:37.848 [0x805640f00] INFO - Processor AMD Ryzen 5 2400G with Radeon Vega Graphics    
Jun 19, 2020 10:36:37.848 [0x805640f00] INFO - /usr/local/share/plexmediaserver-plexpass/Plex Tuner Service /usr/local/share/plexmediaserver-plexpass/Resources/Tuner/Private /usr/local/share/plexmediaserver-plexpass/Resources/Tuner/Shared 1.19.4.2935-79e214ead 32600 /waitmutex
Jun 19, 2020 10:36:37.831 [0x805616000] INFO - [I] broker_t::start...
Jun 19, 2020 10:36:37.834 [0x805616000] INFO - [I] device_manager_t::init.
Jun 19, 2020 10:36:37.834 [0x805616000] INFO - [I] device_manager_t::init. Initialize provider manager
Jun 19, 2020 10:36:37.834 [0x805616000] INFO - [I] device_manager_t::init. Initialize all device auxes
Jun 19, 2020 10:36:37.834 [0x805616000] INFO - [I] dvb_device_factory_t::get_aux_list
Jun 19, 2020 10:36:37.835 [0x805616000] INFO - [I] web_server_t::start. Starting web server on port 32600
Jun 19, 2020 10:36:44.896 [0x805643c00] INFO - [I] web_service_t::process_device_discovery
Jun 19, 2020 10:36:44.896 [0x805643c00] INFO - [I] device_reactor_t::get_device_list ()
Jun 19, 2020 10:36:44.896 [0x805643c00] INFO - [I] dvb_device_factory_t::get_device_list ()
Jun 19, 2020 10:36:46.908 [0x805643c00] INFO - [I] SAT2IP - discover_satip_servers(): no servers found
Jun 19, 2020 10:38:44.336 [0x805641900] INFO - [I] web_service_t::process_device_discovery
Jun 19, 2020 10:38:44.336 [0x805641900] INFO - [I] device_reactor_t::get_device_list ()
Jun 19, 2020 10:38:44.336 [0x805641900] INFO - [I] dvb_device_factory_t::get_device_list ()
Jun 19, 2020 10:38:46.370 [0x805641900] INFO - [I] SAT2IP - discover_satip_servers(): no servers found
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This is a network tuner right not USB?

If so then it should just show up regardless of the of, but this is based on device discovery, if the BSD plugin/jail doesn’t see it that this is likely a network issue.

Starting with the usual question for FreeBSD/NAS does the jail have VNET enabled?

Also are you using DHCP? Is there any firewall in the jail/freenas/other?

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Yes it works as a network tuner.
Jail/Plugin does see it.

root@plex-plexpass:~ # ping 192.168.178.1
PING 192.168.178.1 (192.168.178.1): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 192.168.178.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.565 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.178.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.612 ms
^C
--- 192.168.178.1 ping statistics ---
2 packets transmitted, 2 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 0.565/0.589/0.612/0.023 ms
root@plex-plexpass:~ # telnet 192.168.178.1 554
Trying 192.168.178.1...
Connected to fritz.box.
Escape character is '^]'.
Connection closed by foreign host.
root@plex-plexpass:~ #

Jail is with VNET on and DHCP no FW between Jail and FritzBox (that im aware off)

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Just did a bit more testing on a FreeBSD VM.
VLC-Player can play Live-TV Stream. So i guess it should work with plex.
Well it does not.
Plex Tuner Service.log (FreeBSD in VM)

Jun 19, 2020 16:44:55.568 [0x804594f00] INFO - Plex Tuner Service v1.0.0.0 - FreeBSD PC amd64 - build: 
Jun 19, 2020 16:44:55.573 [0x804594f00] INFO - FreeBSD version: 12.1-STABLE (FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE GENERIC), language: en-US
Jun 19, 2020 16:44:55.573 [0x804594f00] INFO - Processor AMD FX(tm)-8320 Eight-Core Processor           
Jun 19, 2020 16:44:55.573 [0x804594f00] INFO - /usr/local/share/plexmediaserver-plexpass/Plex Tuner Service /usr/local/share/plexmediaserver-plexpass/Resources/Tuner/Private /usr/local/share/plexmediaserver-plexpass/Resources/Tuner/Shared 1.19.4.2865-4fa317f77 32600 /waitmutex
Jun 19, 2020 16:44:55.565 [0x80454b000] INFO - [I] broker_t::start...
Jun 19, 2020 16:44:55.570 [0x80454b000] INFO - [I] device_manager_t::init.
Jun 19, 2020 16:44:55.571 [0x80454b000] INFO - [I] device_manager_t::init. Initialize provider manager
Jun 19, 2020 16:44:55.571 [0x80454b000] INFO - [I] device_manager_t::init. Initialize all device auxes
Jun 19, 2020 16:44:55.571 [0x80454b000] INFO - [I] dvb_device_factory_t::get_aux_list
Jun 19, 2020 16:44:55.573 [0x80454b000] INFO - [I] web_server_t::start. Starting web server on port 32600
Jun 19, 2020 16:45:01.939 [0x804595900] INFO - [I] web_service_t::process_device_discovery
Jun 19, 2020 16:45:01.940 [0x804595900] INFO - [I] device_reactor_t::get_device_list ()
Jun 19, 2020 16:45:01.940 [0x804595900] INFO - [I] dvb_device_factory_t::get_device_list ()
Jun 19, 2020 16:45:03.990 [0x804595900] INFO - [I] SAT2IP - discover_satip_servers(): no servers found
Jun 19, 2020 16:52:01.537 [0x804596d00] INFO - [I] web_service_t::process_device_discovery
Jun 19, 2020 16:52:01.538 [0x804596d00] INFO - [I] device_reactor_t::get_device_list ()
Jun 19, 2020 16:52:01.538 [0x804596d00] INFO - [I] dvb_device_factory_t::get_device_list ()
Jun 19, 2020 16:52:03.614 [0x804596d00] INFO - [I] SAT2IP - discover_satip_servers(): no servers found
Jun 19, 2020 16:52:06.130 [0x804596300] INFO - [I] web_service_t::process_device_discovery
Jun 19, 2020 16:52:06.130 [0x804596300] INFO - [I] device_reactor_t::get_device_list ()
Jun 19, 2020 16:52:06.130 [0x804596300] INFO - [I] dvb_device_factory_t::get_device_list ()
Jun 19, 2020 16:52:08.142 [0x804596300] INFO - [I] SAT2IP - discover_satip_servers(): no servers found
Jun 19, 2020 16:52:10.657 [0x804597c00] INFO - [I] web_service_t::process_device_discovery
Jun 19, 2020 16:52:10.657 [0x804597c00] INFO - [I] device_reactor_t::get_device_list ()
Jun 19, 2020 16:52:10.657 [0x804597c00] INFO - [I] dvb_device_factory_t::get_device_list ()
Jun 19, 2020 16:52:12.760 [0x804597c00] INFO - [I] SAT2IP - discover_satip_servers(): no servers found
Jun 19, 2020 16:52:15.299 [0x804595900] INFO - [I] web_service_t::process_device_discovery
Jun 19, 2020 16:52:15.300 [0x804595900] INFO - [I] device_reactor_t::get_device_list ()
Jun 19, 2020 16:52:15.300 [0x804595900] INFO - [I] dvb_device_factory_t::get_device_list ()
Jun 19, 2020 16:52:17.349 [0x804595900] INFO - [I] SAT2IP - discover_satip_servers(): no servers found
Jun 19, 2020 16:52:19.847 [0x804596300] INFO - [I] web_service_t::process_device_discovery
Jun 19, 2020 16:52:19.847 [0x804596300] INFO - [I] device_reactor_t::get_device_list ()
Jun 19, 2020 16:52:19.847 [0x804596300] INFO - [I] dvb_device_factory_t::get_device_list ()
Jun 19, 2020 16:52:21.924 [0x804596300] INFO - [I] SAT2IP - discover_satip_servers(): no servers found
Jun 19, 2020 16:52:26.408 [0x804597c00] INFO - [I] web_service_t::process_device_discovery
Jun 19, 2020 16:52:26.408 [0x804597c00] INFO - [I] device_reactor_t::get_device_list ()
Jun 19, 2020 16:52:26.408 [0x804597c00] INFO - [I] dvb_device_factory_t::get_device_list ()
Jun 19, 2020 16:52:28.468 [0x804597c00] INFO - [I] SAT2IP - discover_satip_servers(): no servers found
Jun 19, 2020 16:52:34.014 [0x804597700] INFO - [I] web_service_t::process_device_discovery
Jun 19, 2020 16:52:34.014 [0x804597700] INFO - [I] device_reactor_t::get_device_list ()
Jun 19, 2020 16:52:34.014 [0x804597700] INFO - [I] dvb_device_factory_t::get_device_list ()
Jun 19, 2020 16:52:36.094 [0x804597700] INFO - [I] SAT2IP - discover_satip_servers(): no servers found

I doubt it is a problem with my network.

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I have the same problem. Tried it on different FreeNAS Plex installations and never got it working.

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I guess the best bet is waiting for TrueNAS Core with a Linux Subsystem. Plex Linux works fine with AVM Fritzbox.
Another nail in the coffin for FreeBSD.