I have terrible internet. PlexAmp is constantly stopping and buffering to playback, when the Plex app does not. Is it trying to play through the internet for a local server??
That might be (sort of) the case if:
- you have DNS rebinding protection
- your router allows external loopback
However, that would still just be looping through your router.
Debug logs would show exactly which connection it’s using.
Sort of related: What if the authentication server is unavailable for whatever reason? With the previous version I was never able to use PlexAmp when Plex had outages, even when other Plex apps was able to connect locally.
Should work.
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Only if you don’t attempt to ‘Switch User’
or sign-in Plexamp during the internet outage.
@elan Sample debug log attached from when I experienced this. What should I be looking for?
Plexamp.1.log (108.2 KB)
In my router settings I just found the following:
No DNS Rebind - Enabled
So this would cause PlexAmp to play through the Internet instead of locally? Why does it do this for PlexAmp but not for the Plex app?
Normally, this would affect most plex clients in the local network of the server. If a client is allowed to fall back to unencrypted/unsecure connections, the issue can be circumvented though.
see for background info: https://support.plex.tv/articles/206225077-how-to-use-secure-server-connections#toc-4
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@OttoKerner Thank you for that link, that got everything straightened out for me!
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Thanks. That’s good and nice to know. 
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