# Plex streams everything via internet **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Tags:** apple-tv, server-linux-arm\ **Created:** [September 25, 2024, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-streams-everything-via-internet/889522 "2024-09-25T18:01:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FilmAdmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4bbf92/32.png) [@FilmAdmin](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FilmAdmin)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-streams-everything-via-internet/889522/1 "2024-09-25T18:01:27Z")
Today I got blocked from my ISP because of using too much internet… So I bought another package of data and found out, that whenever I watch something on my local plex server within my local net on my local apple tv within my local net, the movie is streamed via internet from my local… you get the idea. How can I configure plex to NEVER EVER stream anything via Internet? Thanks in advance ---
**Author:** ![blackzwe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/blackzwe/32/237058_2.png) [@blackzwe](https://forums.plex.tv/u/blackzwe)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-streams-everything-via-internet/889522/2 "2024-09-25T18:19:12Z")
Disable remote access. Although I’m skeptical. Disable relay as well. ---
**Author:** ![FilmAdmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4bbf92/32.png) [@FilmAdmin](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FilmAdmin)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-streams-everything-via-internet/889522/3 "2024-09-25T18:55:34Z")
Thanks! Remote Access was already disabled, relay is now. Will try again. ---
**Author:** ![blackzwe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/blackzwe/32/237058_2.png) [@blackzwe](https://forums.plex.tv/u/blackzwe)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-streams-everything-via-internet/889522/4 "2024-09-25T19:30:24Z")
Also disable all online media sources under account settings. ---
**Author:** ![drinehart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/drinehart/32/4332_2.png) [@drinehart](https://forums.plex.tv/u/drinehart)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-streams-everything-via-internet/889522/5 "2024-09-25T19:53:37Z")
I might guess that you may have been watching content via the plex streaming service rather than on your own plex server, if plex is in fact the source of the traffic. ---
**Author:** ![FilmAdmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4bbf92/32.png) [@FilmAdmin](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FilmAdmin)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-streams-everything-via-internet/889522/6 "2024-09-25T20:53:08Z")
I clearly watched local content, as it was e.g. old digitized VHS… But anyways - thank you all for your input! ---
**Author:** ![drinehart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/drinehart/32/4332_2.png) [@drinehart](https://forums.plex.tv/u/drinehart)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-streams-everything-via-internet/889522/7 "2024-09-25T21:06:17Z")
Then your ISP must be monitoring the WAN port of your on-prem router for traffic (bad ISP) instead of their wide of the link. DNS on your side may be resolving to the WAN IP address and your router is processing the traffic. However, it is not going over the internet and is not costing the ISP anything. Look into DNS rebinding. ---
**Author:** ![FilmAdmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4bbf92/32.png) [@FilmAdmin](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FilmAdmin)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 5:30am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-streams-everything-via-internet/889522/8 "2024-09-26T05:30:41Z")
I don’t think so. When I looked into the router’s online monitor I saw several mbit/s going in and out. Then I changed three things: 1. I de-activated every online media source 2. I inserted my network into “LAN networks” 3. I disabled relay After the change I only found 1-2 kbit/s going through my internet connection. ---
**Author:** ![wjo69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/51bf81/32.png) [@wjo69](https://forums.plex.tv/u/wjo69)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-streams-everything-via-internet/889522/9 "2024-09-30T19:06:44Z")
I want to use access on distance only for a certain directory, e.g. only for music but not for my home videos. Is that possible (either free or with subscription)? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-streams-everything-via-internet/889522/10 "2024-12-29T19:07:33Z")
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