On the client, ping nas => 192.168.0.2
And traceroute nas => 1 hop, straight to the destination.
Both computers are on the same subnet 255.255.255.0
Unfortunately I couldn’t make heads or tails of that other thread, my networking knowledge is very limited and I’m not running a QNAP box. In addition it looks like the bug extends to encryption settings as well which was not covered in that thread.
I am running Arch Linux on both server and client. Plex is up to date. I have had this bug for ages and worked around it by disabling encryption completely but I was just having trouble connecting remotely via the Android app without encryption so thought I’d make a thread.
It’s neither nas,lan or nas.local for me, only nas resolves to the right IP. My crappy ISP provided router doesn’t let me change any DNS settings so I’m not sure what I should do. I just double checked each configuration and it is happening to me as written. Would any logs be useful?
Does that router allow you to turn off “DNS rebinding protection”?
My ISP doesn’t have the best router either. I finally put it in purchased a pfSense (netgate) box and reconfigured their modem/router to be just the modem (RFC-1483 transparent bridge mode). My pfSense box is now proper router and stateful firewall which I have control of.
It does not. but I am still convinced it’s a Plex bug at least partly, because it depends on the setting set in PMS rather than whether I am actually using https or not. I have rebuilt my server using Debian Stretch and I am running the official Plex Docker image with host networking. It has the same issue. I don’t even need to refresh the page after changing between disabled and preferred encryption for the remote/nearby status to change. I’ve attached a video to illustrate what I mean.plex secure bug.zip (2.3 MB)
Are there any real security implications for not using encryption? Since login is via plex.tv and encrypted anyway. It doesn’t really bother me if some random person knows what episode of The Office I’m watching.
I’m running 1.13.4.5271 (the latest public release without a plex pass) so I must be stupid or blind or something… any chance you could post up a screenshot?
I see custom certificate options, custom server URLs, an auth-less IP list and a few more things but no LAN Networks section or box. And CTRL+F for “lan” doesn’t turn anything up (except for Languages on the left).
OH WAIT, you don’t have a plex pass? That might be the separating factor. I don’t have the (GO PREMIUM) button on my screens (as I have a lifetime plex pass). I seem to recall the docs mentioning various things require having a plex pass. Don’t know if this is one of them or not.
LAN Networks
Very few people will need to set or change this preference. It simply lets you specify which IP addresses or networks will be considered to be “local” to you. If you set any bandwidth limits under Remote Access, those do not apply to “local” playback and only take effect for remote playback. By default, only the network subnet on which the server is located is considered to be “local” (which is appropriate for the vast majority of users).
Tip!: This feature requires an active Plex Pass subscription for the Plex Media Server admin Plex account.
Well, that’s that then. There is absolutely no reason this setting needs a plex pass, as if it’s a premium feature. It’s little things like this (and the Android music transcoding bug which none of the devs seem to care about) which actually keep me from getting a plex pass in the first place.
