Server Version#: 1.43.1.10611 Plex is requesting for me to pay for remote watch pass despite both my client and the server being on the exact same network. This started happening yesterday, but from what I understand, absolutely nothing has changed. Nothing new with my network and I didn’t change …

Several other folks have had issues with Bell and their GigaHub router in recent days. See this thread for 3 of them. I know one of the folks that chimed in at the end of the thread (I was trying to help them on Reddit) just swapped their router from Bell and their issues went away. Hope it stays th…

Also, may or may not mean anything, but Plex has been taking much longer to detect my host Mac server, when it used to instantly find it. Another thing is that Jellyfin works completely fine, but not plex, so I’m not sure what the problem is

What IP range is your LAN using?

On all apps, both my phone and Roku TV.

Can we get a copy of your server logs?

Plex Media Server Logs_2026-04-23_21-17-55.zip (647.4 KB) Here are the logs

If you are using the web app from the mac does it show streams as local or remote?

I’m facing the exact problem. Did a fresh install of Plex under Truenas Scale 25.04.2.6 and also added the following as my local network: 10.0.0.0/8,172.16.0.0/12,192.169.1.0/24 - my computer and my nas server are in the same exact network and it keeps me asking to pay for remote watch pass. Anyone…

It shows streams as local; works as intended

Plex asking for remtote watch pass while on same network

Plex Media Server

BigWheel April 22, 2026, 11:39pm 3

Is this on all apps or just the web browser? You may need to give browser local network access. Important note about the Plex Web app - Local Network Access

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Plex asking for remtote watch pass while on same network

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