Due to circumstances beyond my control, I have to connect my Apple TV to my iMac via Internet Sharing.
PlexConnect still, at its core, works as I can search, stream, etc my Plex library. However, all images are missing; making it rather ugly. Is there any way I can fix this?
(P.s. My ATV uses 192.168 IPs, while my iMac retains 172.24.3 IPS, the 172 IP in ATV DNS settings works fine, but thinking this could cause missing images somehow)
Thank you,
Steven.
Are you using seperate routers? What is your ip, subnet, gateway, dns for your router(s), atv, mac etc. obviously dont give out your wan ip but everything else would help, what is the circumstances limiting you to use only one dhcp in more detail?
Due to circumstances beyond my control, I have to connect my Apple TV to my iMac via Internet Sharing.
PlexConnect still, at its core, works as I can search, stream, etc my Plex library. However, all images are missing; making it rather ugly. Is there any way I can fix this?
(P.s. My ATV uses 192.168 IPs, while my iMac retains 172.24.3 IPS, the 172 IP in ATV DNS settings works fine, but thinking this could cause missing images somehow)
Thank you,
Steven.
You probably have to add you appletv ipnetwork to PMS's options for ip's that are allowed to connect to PMS without outh. Same principle applies if you use plexconnect trough internet.
My setup
PMS + Plexconnect located on an offisite.
ATV located home.
So I have to add my home ipnumber to my PMS server to get posters etc and to be able to direct play stuff. I guess it is the same principle in this scenario.
Settings - Network - Advanced Settings - Networks allowed with no auth. enter your internet sharing range. Ex 10.0.0.0/24 for the whole range.
Edit
When thinking about it you probably access your PMS from "the outside" since you use internet sharing so try using your external ip in that settings I wrote before but use /32 instead of /24 if you don't know your external ip just surf to http://www.whatismyip.com .
Are you using seperate routers? What is your ip, subnet, gateway, dns for your router(s), atv, mac etc. obviously dont give out your wan ip but everything else would help, what is the circumstances limiting you to use only one dhcp in more detail?
No routers, direct ethernet cable from my wall into my iMac (student accommodation). Wi-Fi sharing via Mac connected to: iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. Up until last week, a router worked and split an IP among my devices, no longer works; trying to resolve.
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Thank you very much. Like I said, I can access my library and stream content just fine, there are just no images.
You probably have to add you appletv ipnetwork to PMS's options for ip's that are allowed to connect to PMS without outh. Same principle applies if you use plexconnect trough internet.
My setup
PMS + Plexconnect located on an offisite.
ATV located home.
So I have to add my home ipnumber to my PMS server to get posters etc and to be able to direct play stuff. I guess it is the same principle in this scenario.
Settings - Network - Advanced Settings - Networks allowed with no auth. enter your internet sharing range. Ex 10.0.0.0/24 for the whole range.
Edit
When thinking about it you probably access your PMS from "the outside" since you use internet sharing so try using your external ip in that settings I wrote before but use /32 instead of /24 if you don't know your external ip just surf to http://www.whatismyip.com .
I'll try this and report back.
Personally I would use a router between your mac and the ethernet jack to pull a ip address from the original router. Then create your own dhcp on a different ip range for your devices then you should be good to go. I think your problem is your dns is not in the same ip address ranges which may be causing an issue. I wouldnt use wifi sharing at all, wifi router would be a better option. If I had to use wifi sharing I would make it a dhcp range that was in the range of your mac’s ip address so everything could communicate properly. 172.24.3.x should be what your dns should be pointed to if that was the case and possible for you. I am suprised it works at all. Only other thing I can think is a wifi router with dhcp forwarding which should keep everything in the 172.24.3.x range which im guessing is your schools dhcp range this would be good for sharing files from dorm to dorm. Good luck 
So on your atv it would look like this:
Ip=172.24.3.x
Subnet=255.255.254.0
Gw=172.24.3.254
Dns=172.24.3.173 (if you keep that ip for your mac)
Personally I would use a router between your mac and the ethernet jack to pull a ip address from the original router. Then create your own dhcp on a different ip range for your devices then you should be good to go. I think your problem is your dns is not in the same ip address ranges which may be causing an issue. I wouldnt use wifi sharing at all, wifi router would be a better option. If I had to use wifi sharing I would make it a dhcp range that was in the range of your mac's ip address so everything could communicate properly. 172.24.3.x should be what your dns should be pointed to if that was the case and possible for you. I am suprised it works at all. Only other thing I can think is a wifi router with dhcp forwarding which should keep everything in the 172.24.3.x range which im guessing is your schools dhcp range this would be good for sharing files from dorm to dorm. Good luck :)
So on your atv it would look like this:
Ip=172.24.3.x
Subnet=255.255.254.0
Gw=172.24.3.254
Dns=172.24.3.173 (if you keep that ip for your mac)
Thank you ever so much, I'm also surprised it works as is; if I can't get my router working to how it was last week (involved me getting building management involved), in the mean time I'll work with your suggestion.
