New Plex Server Unable to get Local IP

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I’m building a new server, and I have a bit of weird issue…

According to https://plex.tv/pms/resources.xml?includeHttps=1, my old server is able to get both an external and a local IP addresses. However, my new server is only able to get an external address. This is causing me to not be able to connect to the server on my local network, but it works fine remotely.

Any ideas on what might be going on here? According to the logs, Plex sees the local IP on both servers, but it only registers the old server.

Old Working Server
PMS Version: 1.10.1.4561

# ifconfig
lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 16384
	options=600003<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,RXCSUM_IPV6,TXCSUM_IPV6>
	inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 
	inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1 
	inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 
	nd6 options=21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
epair0b: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
	options=8<VLAN_MTU>
	ether 02:72:2e:00:10:0b
	inet 10.10.1.251 netmask 0xffff0000 broadcast 10.10.255.255
	inet6 fe80::72:2eff:fe00:100b%epair0b prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x2 
	nd6 options=23<PERFORMNUD,ACCEPT_RTADV,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
	media: Ethernet 10Gbase-T (10Gbase-T <full-duplex>)
	status: active

Relevant section of logs:

Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.435 [0x809807400] DEBUG - Network interfaces:
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.435 [0x80a99c000] DEBUG - NetworkInterface: Watching for changes on the interfaces.
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.435 [0x809807400] DEBUG -  * 1 lo0 (127.0.0.1) (loopback: 1)
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.435 [0x809807400] DEBUG -  * 2 epair0b (10.10.1.251) (loopback: 0)
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.435 [0x809807400] DEBUG - Creating NetworkServices singleton.
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.435 [0x809807400] DEBUG - NetworkServices: Initializing...
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.436 [0x809807400] DEBUG - NetworkService: Creating new service.
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.436 [0x809807400] DEBUG - NetworkService: Got notification of changed network (first change: 1)
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.436 [0x809807400] DEBUG - NetworkService: Quick dispatch of network change.
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.436 [0x809807400] DEBUG - NetworkService: Creating new service.
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.436 [0x80a99c400] DEBUG - Network change for advertiser.
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.436 [0x809807400] DEBUG - NetworkService: Got notification of changed network (first change: 1)
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.436 [0x809807400] DEBUG - NetworkService: Quick dispatch of network change.
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.436 [0x80a99c400] DEBUG - NetworkService: Setting up multicast listener on 0.0.0.0:32414 (outbound: 0)
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.436 [0x809807400] DEBUG - NetworkService: Creating new service.
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.436 [0x809807400] DEBUG - NetworkService: Got notification of changed network (first change: 1)
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.436 [0x809807400] DEBUG - NetworkService: Quick dispatch of network change.
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.436 [0x809807400] DEBUG - NetworkService: Creating new service.
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.436 [0x809807400] DEBUG - NetworkService: Got notification of changed network (first change: 1)
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.436 [0x809807400] DEBUG - NetworkService: Quick dispatch of network change.
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.436 [0x809807400] DEBUG - NetworkService: Creating new service.
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.436 [0x809807400] DEBUG - NetworkService: Got notification of changed network (first change: 1)
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.436 [0x809807400] DEBUG - NetworkService: Quick dispatch of network change.
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.436 [0x809807400] DEBUG - NetworkService: Creating new service.
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.436 [0x80a99c400] DEBUG - Network change for advertiser.
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.436 [0x809807400] DEBUG - NetworkService: Got notification of changed network (first change: 1)
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.436 [0x80a99c000] DEBUG - NetworkInterface: PF_ROUTE socket received message. Version 5, Type 0xf, Len 144.
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.436 [0x80a99c400] DEBUG - NetworkService: Setting up multicast listener on 0.0.0.0:32410 (outbound: 0)
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.436 [0x809807400] DEBUG - NetworkService: Quick dispatch of network change.
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.436 [0x80a99c000] DEBUG - NetworkInterface: PF_ROUTE socket received message. Version 5, Type 0xf, Len 144.
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.436 [0x80a99c400] DEBUG - Network change for advertiser.
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.437 [0x80a99c400] DEBUG - NetworkService: Setting up multicast listener on 0.0.0.0:32412 (outbound: 0)
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.437 [0x80a99c400] DEBUG - NetworkService: Network change for browser (polled=0), closing 0 browse sockets.
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.437 [0x80a99c400] DEBUG - NetworkService: Setting up multicast listener on 0.0.0.0:32413 (outbound: 0)
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.437 [0x80a99c400] DEBUG - NetworkService: Browsing on interface 10.10.1.251 on broadcast address 10.10.255.255 (index: 0)
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.437 [0x80a99c400] DEBUG - NetworkService: Network change for browser (polled=1), closing 0 browse sockets.
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.437 [0x80a99c400] DEBUG - NetworkService: Browsing on interface 10.10.1.251 on broadcast address 10.10.255.255 (index: 0)
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.437 [0x80a99c400] DEBUG - NetworkService: Network change for browser (polled=0), closing 0 browse sockets.
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.437 [0x80a99c400] DEBUG - NetworkService: Setting up multicast listener on 0.0.0.0:1901 (outbound: 0)
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.437 [0x80a99c400] DEBUG - NetworkService: Browsing on interface 10.10.1.251 on broadcast address 239.255.255.250 (index: 0)
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.446 [0x80a99c400] DEBUG - NetworkServiceBrowser: SERVER arrived: 10.10.1.251 (plexmediaserver)
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.446 [0x80a99c400] DEBUG - Notifying the system bundle an update to server /system/notify/serverUpdated?host=10.10.1.251
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.446 [0x80a99c400] DEBUG - [com.plexapp.system] Sending command over HTTP (GET): /system/notify/serverUpdated?host=10.10.1.251
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.447 [0x80a99c400] DEBUG - HTTP requesting GET http://127.0.0.1:10327/system/notify/serverUpdated?host=10.10.1.251
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.480 [0x809807400] DEBUG - Starting HTTP server.
Jan 16, 2018 15:49:01.480 [0x809807400] DEBUG - Running server...

New Non-Working Server
PMS Version: 1.11.0.4666

# ifconfig
lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 16384
	options=600003<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,RXCSUM_IPV6,TXCSUM_IPV6>
	inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 
	inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1 
	inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 
	nd6 options=21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
	groups: lo 
vnet0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
	options=8<VLAN_MTU>
	ether 02:ff:60:14:fa:0a
	hwaddr 02:7d:a0:00:08:0b
	inet 10.10.1.250 netmask 0xffff0000 broadcast 10.10.255.255 
	nd6 options=1<PERFORMNUD>
	media: Ethernet 10Gbase-T (10Gbase-T <full-duplex>)
	status: active
	groups: epair

Relevant section of logs:

Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.273 [0x80a215500] DEBUG - Network interfaces:
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.273 [0x80a215500] DEBUG -  * 1 lo0 (127.0.0.1) (loopback: 1)
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.273 [0x80a215500] DEBUG -  * 2 vnet0 (10.10.1.250) (loopback: 0)
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.273 [0x80a215500] DEBUG - Creating NetworkServices singleton.
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.274 [0x80a215500] DEBUG - NetworkServices: Initializing...
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.274 [0x80a215500] DEBUG - NetworkService: Creating new service.
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.274 [0x80a215500] DEBUG - NetworkService: Got notification of changed network (first change: 1)
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.274 [0x80a215500] DEBUG - NetworkService: Quick dispatch of network change.
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.274 [0x80a215500] DEBUG - NetworkService: Creating new service.
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.274 [0x80a215500] DEBUG - NetworkService: Got notification of changed network (first change: 1)
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.274 [0x80a215500] DEBUG - NetworkService: Quick dispatch of network change.
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.274 [0x80a215500] DEBUG - NetworkService: Creating new service.
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.274 [0x80c065300] DEBUG - Network change for advertiser.
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.274 [0x80a215500] DEBUG - NetworkService: Got notification of changed network (first change: 1)
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.274 [0x80c065300] DEBUG - NetworkService: Setting up multicast listener on 0.0.0.0:32414 (outbound: 0)
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.274 [0x80a215500] DEBUG - NetworkService: Quick dispatch of network change.
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.274 [0x80a215500] DEBUG - NetworkService: Creating new service.
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.274 [0x80a215500] DEBUG - NetworkService: Got notification of changed network (first change: 1)
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.274 [0x80a215500] DEBUG - NetworkService: Quick dispatch of network change.
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.274 [0x80a215500] DEBUG - NetworkService: Creating new service.
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.274 [0x80c064e00] DEBUG - NetworkInterface: PF_ROUTE socket received message. Version 5, Type 0xf, Len 144.
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.274 [0x80a215500] DEBUG - NetworkService: Got notification of changed network (first change: 1)
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.274 [0x80a215500] DEBUG - NetworkService: Quick dispatch of network change.
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.274 [0x80a215500] DEBUG - NetworkService: Creating new service.
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.274 [0x80c065300] DEBUG - Network change for advertiser.
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.274 [0x80a215500] DEBUG - NetworkService: Got notification of changed network (first change: 1)
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.274 [0x80c065300] DEBUG - NetworkService: Setting up multicast listener on 0.0.0.0:32410 (outbound: 0)
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.275 [0x80a215500] DEBUG - NetworkService: Quick dispatch of network change.
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.275 [0x80c064e00] DEBUG - NetworkInterface: PF_ROUTE socket received message. Version 5, Type 0xf, Len 144.
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.275 [0x80c065300] DEBUG - Network change for advertiser.
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.275 [0x80c065300] DEBUG - NetworkService: Setting up multicast listener on 0.0.0.0:32412 (outbound: 0)
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.275 [0x80c065300] DEBUG - NetworkService: Network change for browser (polled=0), closing 0 browse sockets.
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.275 [0x80c065300] DEBUG - NetworkService: Setting up multicast listener on 0.0.0.0:32413 (outbound: 0)
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.275 [0x80c065300] DEBUG - NetworkService: Network change for browser (polled=1), closing 0 browse sockets.
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.275 [0x80c065300] DEBUG - NetworkService: Network change for browser (polled=0), closing 0 browse sockets.
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.275 [0x80c065300] DEBUG - NetworkService: Setting up multicast listener on 0.0.0.0:1901 (outbound: 0)
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.275 [0x80c065800] DEBUG - Plex DLNA Server starting.
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.275 [0x80c065800] DEBUG - Job running: '/usr/local/share/plexmediaserver-plexpass/Plex DLNA Server'
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.277 [0x80a215500] DEBUG - Starting HTTP server.
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.278 [0x80c065800] VERBOSE - Jobs: Starting child process with pid 6007
Jan 16, 2018 15:47:16.278 [0x80a215500] DEBUG - Running server...
2

Since 1.11.0 is beta, and it works on 1.10.1 (released), Is there merit in staying on the beta?

(THere are reports of issues with 1.11.0 beta)

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@ChuckPA said:
Since 1.11.0 is beta, and it works on 1.10.1 (released), Is there merit in staying on the beta?

(THere are reports of issues with 1.11.0 beta)

Unfortunately, its the same on 1.10.1…

<Device name="pmsv4" product="Plex Media Server" productVersion="1.10.1.4602-f54242b6b" platform="FreeBSD" platformVersion="11.1-STABLE (FreeBSD 11.1-STABLE #0 r321665+d4625dcee3e(freenas/11.1-stable): Wed Dec 13 16:33:42 UTC 2017 root@gauntlet:/freenas-11-releng/freenas/_BE/objs/freenas-11-releng/freenas/_BE/os/sys/FreeNAS.amd64)" device="PC" clientIdentifier="5d07921f7531028e2ec8f807efe7c65316753■■■" createdAt="1516138293" lastSeenAt="1516138293" provides="server" owned="1" accessToken="xxx" publicAddress="69.xx.xx.xx" httpsRequired="0" synced="0" relay="1" publicAddressMatches="1" presence="1">
<Connection protocol="https" address="69.xx.xx.xx" port="22479" uri="https://69-xx-xx-xx.e0606cd7ddbe4e22aedcfdf46a104090.plex.direct:22479" local="0"/>
</Device>
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Turns out Plex doesn’t like interfaces that start with v.

See this thread for the solution: http://forums.plex.tv/discussion/comment/1597130/#Comment_1597130