# Plex htpc only remote connection

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-only-remote-connection/768772>\
**Category:** Plex Players\
**Tags:** server-windows, plex-htpc\
**Created:** [January 5, 2022, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-only-remote-connection/768772 "2022-01-05T20:33:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Mike\_Steven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Mike\_Steven](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Mike_Steven)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-only-remote-connection/768772/1 "2022-01-05T20:33:17Z")

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I am running on a Win 10 pc with the server on the same computer and all the media on a NAS drive. Plex PC player works fine and connects directly to the server but the htpc player is showing a remote connection to the server and I am also seeing a lot of buffering, the pc and NAS are directly connects with a LAN cable to the network switch.

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**Author:** ![Mike\_Steven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Mike\_Steven](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Mike_Steven)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-only-remote-connection/768772/2 "2022-01-05T22:42:57Z")

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Looks like I have solved the problem by resetting plex htpc and manually entering the IP and port of the server. Just watched a film and played some some music both worked 100% 🙂  
and the server connection is “Near”

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2022, 10:43pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-htpc-only-remote-connection/768772/3 "2022-04-05T22:43:17Z")

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