# Plex pfsense remote access intermittent
**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-pfsense-remote-access-intermittent/648937
**Category:** General Discussions
**Tags:** server-windows, server-linux
**Created:** [October 31, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-pfsense-remote-access-intermittent/648937 "2020-10-31T17:22:51Z")
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### Author:  [@free33d](https://forums.plex.tv/u/free33d)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-pfsense-remote-access-intermittent/648937/1 "2020-10-31T17:22:51Z")
I just replaced my old router with a pfsense router. Everything is working fine for the most part, except for the remote connection. Remote access is configured with port forwarding. I am able to connect to it from outside my network but never in the first try. The app/client will load with plex’s movies and tv’s on plex (as if I’m disconnect from my server) rather than my own media. After a little while (10-20 seconds) my server will load. If I am streaming something remotely, the connection will close after a while leaving me stranded.
I have put the following in my dns resolver.
server:
private-domain: “plex.direct”
I’m not sure if there is some other settings I need to change.
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### Author:  [@free33d](https://forums.plex.tv/u/free33d)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2020, 2:45am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-pfsense-remote-access-intermittent/648937/2 "2020-11-10T02:45:38Z")
I fixed it! my port forwarding wasn’t working properly.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2021, 2:45am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-pfsense-remote-access-intermittent/648937/3 "2021-02-08T02:45:38Z")
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