I just upgraded my router to OpenWRT and now I am not able to get remote access working. Every time I enable remote access it tells me that it is not available outside your network. Sometimes I can disable and enable remote access and for a second it will show that remote access is working and then quickly change back to not available.
I am running the 1.7.5.4035 on Ubuntu server 17.04 with a static IP address. I am using the default port, 32400, and I got a port forwarding rule setup. From another internet connection I can go to http://:32400 and I can pull up my plex just fine and using OpenPortCheckTool I can see that port 32400 is opened. I even tried a different port without any luck. I do not have UPNP enabled and I would like to try and avoid it at all possible.
config redirect
option target âDNATâ
option src âwanâ
option dest âlanâ
option dest_ip â192.168.1.50â
option dest_port â32400â
option name âPlexMediaâ
option proto âtcpâ
option src_dport â32400â
If I go to plex.tv and login there, it tells me that I am connected indirectly. What else am I missing? Is there another port that needs to be opened up?
I had a very similar issue when rebuilding my Plex Media Server over the past couple evenings. Using Ubuntu Server 17.04 i struggled and struggled to get Remote Access properly working. I know that my port forwarding rule is working fine on my Edgerouter-X, but still donât know what i did to fix it. I just kept hammering away at the âDISABLE REMOTE ACCESSâ over and over until i was ready to pull my hair out⊠then it just started working.
The only part i couldnât reproduce on my end was the part where you mention being connected âindirectlyâ â otherwise our setups were fairly similar. I would suggest verifying using this â http://canyouseeme.org/ and punching in port 32400
If you see that light up green, at least you can rule out your OpenWRT setup and know itâs an issue with Plex/Ubuntu. You only need a single port forward rule in your router to get this working properly. Iâm starting to think i should have used 16.04.2 LTS. Oh well, good learning experience.
This morning when I checked it, it is now showing fully accessible outside your network. I have not changed anything so I have no answer to why it just started working.
Peatrick, yes I was able to use that site and verify that port 32400 was open. I donât think it had anything to do with Ubuntu 17.04 because I had been running it for a while. It stopped working the day I installed OpenWRT on my router.
Very weird that our experiences were almost identical. The only difference being the routers used. Iâve been very happy with my Edgerouter-X, so i donât want to fault it for the struggles with port forwarding, but that was almost certainly my issue. I didnât really do anything to resolve it either, simply Enable/Disable Remote Access numerous times⊠then waited and it just started working.
It was a maddening experience, because Plex makes it beautifully straight-forward to enable remote access to your media and handles the security aspects. It just didnât make any sense. Happy to hear your situation was amicably resolved, as well. This is my first time using 17.04 for much of anything beyond simple testing.
Awesome, thanks you. That is incredibly helpful. I know itâd been quite a few months since i had to set up that remote access, but didnât recall it being this difficult. Great find.
Just a future FYI for this issue. Openwrt out of the box does not come with upnp. Its a quick package you can install via the web interface which allows Plex to open the necessary ports. The Plex server by default uses a random port, not the standard 32400.
To fix plexmedia server âindirectâ issue you need to do this:
Go to: 192.168.1.1 web interface: Network->" DHCP and DNS"->âServer Settingsâ->" General Settings".
If you have enabled âRebind protectionâ then change "Domain whitelist
" field by adding this: âplex.directâ. Save settings.
