I am using windows 7; i5-3570 3.40ghz with 16gig RAM, OS on 1tb SSD. Internet speed: DL: 476.24 UP: 23.62 4 Roku ultras ; ethernet connected had this same setup for about 3years now. Have 5 remote users. All with no issues for the last 3 years. Last week my internet went down for 15mins. NOW ea…

Symptoms could be coincidental… with a 24 Mbps upload, this could easily be a bandwidth problem that simply hasn’t materialized before if you didn’t have the concurrent streams. While the i5-3570 is old, it used to be a strong CPU that should still deal fine with up to 3 transcodes… you might want …

OK… I have seen ALOT of transcoding… i know that they use Roku and smartTV with the rokus. i knwo the remtoe quailty if 4mbs 720p, direct play AUTOa dn direct stream checked. been those settings for years. On my end.the server side… Transocder quality is automatic Use hardware acceleration when …

I have been experiencing the same. I am remotely connected to my PMS, a custom speed test from my PMS to my location results in more than 40Mbps available. Still, Plex cannot direct play a 2mbps file. Constant buffering using iPad as a player. I am now positive something broke in one of the latest…

I am tempted to re-install everything, but I dont think its my setup…I believe it either plex ont he backend OR somewhere Spectrum internet has a bad routing table

What information is showing in the “now playing” tile for the playback of your friends on the Plex server dashboard? [Exemplary screenshot from the "now playing" section] https://support.plex.tv/articles/200871837-status-and-dashboard/ Focus points: remote vs indirect/relayed streaming transcodi…

[Capture] then it goes to… [image]

Thier internet speed is 70mbps DL

In my case it’s always direct playing because I disabled transcoding as it should not be needed for a 2Mbps file. The problem is that the player (Plex on iPad) buffers too slowly and it does not keep up. When I add the debug overlay it clearly shows that it buffers the first 10 seconds and then whe…

This seems to be related or the same issue. [image] Server Upload Speeds Slow After Newest Update Plex Media Server Server Version#: Version 1.23.3.4707 Player Version#: Windows 1.33.0.2444-a220eae4 I just installed Plex on a new server a few days ago and everything w…

I have rolled back at least 5 updates… still same issues

Plex or internet?

Plex Media Server Remote Access

celloch August 17, 2021, 3:29pm 10

This seems to be related or the same issue.

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