Android TV: Whatever Nvidia Shield’s latest is Chrome: 4.152.0 Plex For Windows: 1.110.0.351-4e48eb83 Server, Ubuntu Docker: 1.43.0.10231 Long story short, I am getting forced into Plex Relay within my local network, sometimes while in the middle of watching something on Plex. This issue has co…

If it’s just Chrome, make sure it has access to the local network in the settings. If you don’t have multiple subnets/vlans, it could potentially be related to DNS rebind protection. Change the DNS servers on your router to 8.8.8.8/8.8.4.4 or 1.1.1.1/1.0.0.1 so devices on your network use them. If …

I feel like I am a pretty strong Plex user, and I have changed nothing in chrome from last week to last night/today. As of right now, Chrome still fails to connect directly to my server. I had attempted to log out then back in, and even tried it in incognito mode. In the latter settings, I got an…

If your ISP changed something on their end with their DNS servers and you are using their servers, you wouldn’t have had to change anything. Also, rebind doesn’t always affect all devices the same way.

I glanced through Chrome settings, but there didn’t seem to be a “network access” section. After discussing with a family member who works for a big company, he mentioned that Chrome has now apparently blocked local network access, and some online sites require it for their intranet to work. Oh a …

I also have the “indirect” connection issue. Only that for me it happens while using the Plex App on my Mac computer. To make it even weirder, my other Mac connects directly using the same Plex App, same WiFi, same network and same settings. Any ideas?

Windows has a setting to specify if a network is “Public” or “Private”. A “Private” network will configure your firewall to prevent access to local networks. I do not know if Mac’s have this setting as well, but it sounds like your Mac is possibly restricting local network traffic or is otherwise …

Both my two MACs and my Server have the same IP address. (I checked it with whatsmyipaddress.com )

On your Mac, the setting is not in the browser. Go to System Settings > Privacy & Security > Local Network and make sure the Plex App has the toggle turned on for local access. That IP is your public facing IP, not the individual devices. You would have to go into the network settings > WiFi > Deta…

Mac OS also has some anonymity features under settings → Wifi → Details, you can try turning them off and see if it helps. [Screenshot 2025-11-24 at 17.06.46]

Uauuuu!!! Thanks, that fixed it. Thanks Now if I could fix the “Indirect” connection I have in both of my Macs when going to the Plex website using Chrome at home. If I use Safari, I get “direct” connection on both Macs, but not on Chrome. Suggestions?

It should be in the same place. You give Chrome access to the local network vs the Plex App itself.

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Palom0 November 25, 2025, 2:31am 13

That’s kinda strange because on one Mac I got about 30 instances of “Google Chrome.app” with the toggle “on” and on the other Mac I get also ~30 instances with the toggle “off”.
What the hell is going on???

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