Server Version#: 1.30 Player Version#: Computer: Mac Mini late 2012 OS: Mac OS 10.15.7 Hello! I am currently running into an issue where every time I start my plex server the internet in my computer stops working. I tested by trying to go to google.com for example and I get ‘this site cant be re…

Server v 1.29.2.6364 OS Win 11 PC: I7-12700K, 32GB RAM, RTX3080 I have the exact same thing - Every hour for about 4 min, Plex Server triggers a loss of internet access - doesn’t impact local network connectivity at all (I can ping other systems on my network and browse Gateway settings during th…

I have been able to reduce (to about 10 sec) or eliminate occurrence by both disabling remote access and check the run scanning tasks as low priority under library. I’ve tried to isolate one or the other, but only doing both appears to eliminate it - having one or the other appeared to reduce it fro…

Quick update @BigWheel - after rebooting today even with the remote access disabled and low priority scanning checked - I started losing internet for 4 min stretch again which persisted even after I closed out Plex Server - I then also shut down the Plex Update Services in task manager and have had …

Don’t see anything unusual in logs. Does your ISP have any built in antivirus or internet security type of thing?

No A/V on ISP - typical firewall on gateway. Of the six systems running on the network, only the one running Plex Server is having the issue and only when Plex Server is running. Only A/V I’m running is MS Defender.

Do you have your upload speed set in PMS remote access settings?

[image] BigWheel: PMS I’ve had remote access disable as it did appear to make a difference to do so at one point - but after reboot, it was causing outages again even with it disabled. So I’ve had PMS shut down. I just restarted it to check the settings and as soon as it launched, my internet…

According to this BrightSpeed does have a “CyberSecurity” which seems very similar to what was mentioned and what fixed the issue for others in other topic. Secure WiFi frequently asked questions Get answers to common questions about secure WiFi from Brightspeed. Learn more about this …

I saw that and tested it and it does seem to correct the problem - however, I’m concerned with the security hole it may leave to disable it. Haven’t found a way to whitelist PMS yet.

Plex server not allowing computer to connect to internet

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BigWheel December 13, 2022, 4:32pm 3

Something we are looking into. had another topic related to the same thing. Is it possible to see your server logs after the internet goes down. Possibly it is doing something that is saturating the connection

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Plex server not allowing computer to connect to internet

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