Plexconnect Cant Find PMS

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This is the first time ive attemplted to install plex connect and I cant it to connect to my PMS. Im not sure if Im following the install steps in the correct order or if something else is wrong. Here is the order Ive tried to complete the Steps:

 

  1. Download Python Version 2.7
  2. Download and Extract Plexconnect to C:\Program Files
  3. Download the 3 Certificate files using the 3 CMD commands
  4. Place Trailers.Pem in ther \assets\certificates folder
  5. Run Plexconnect.py

 

Thats where it stops: I have the log below, but I never get the line that says Servers discoverd

 

Can anyone spot if I am completing these steps out of order?

 

Thanks for any Help

 

James

 

 

 
 
ATV MODEL: ATV2 - 6.0.1
DNS SERVER: Manual 192.168.1.11
Device OS: Windows 7 Ultimate SP1
Local IP: 192.168.1.1
PMS: Installed on same machine
Plex Media Server Version: 0.9.8.6
Plex Connect Version: Downloaded 4:00PM EST 11/3/2013
Settings.cfg contents:
 
[PlexConnect]
enable_webserver_ssl = True
logpath = .
enable_dnsserver = True
prevent_atv_update = True
port_dnsserver = 53
enable_plexconnect_autodetect = True
port_pms = 32400
port_webserver = 80
ip_plexconnect = 0.0.0.0
certfile = ./assets/certificates/trailers.pem
ip_dnsmaster = 8.8.8.8
loglevel = Normal
ip_pms = 192.168.178.10
enable_plexgdm = True
port_ssl = 443
 
 
Plexconnect Log:
 
16:17:18 PlexConnect: started: 16:17:18
16:17:18 PlexConnect: IP_self: 192.168.1.11
16:17:18 DNSServer: started: 16:17:18
16:17:18 DNSServer: ***
16:17:18 DNSServer: DNSServer: Serving DNS on 192.168.1.11 port 53.
16:17:18 DNSServer: ***
16:17:18 WebServer: started: 16:17:18
16:17:18 WebServer: ***
16:17:18 WebServer: WebServer: Serving HTTP on 192.168.1.11 port 80.
16:17:18 WebServer: ***
16:17:18 WebServer: started: 16:17:18
16:17:18 WebServer: ***
16:17:18 WebServer: WebServer: Serving HTTPS on 192.168.1.11 port 443.
16:17:18 WebServer: ***
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hardcode your PMS ip in there, sometimes GDM doesn't work correctly  enable_plexconnect_autodetect = False  ip_plexconnect = IP of your plex server.

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Tried hard coding in the settings the IP address of the PMS which is on the same machine Im trying to configure Plex Connect with

My Local IP address is 192.168.1.11

Still getting hung up at the same spot:

Settings.cfg

[PlexConnect]
enable_webserver_ssl = True
logpath = .
enable_dnsserver = True
prevent_atv_update = True
port_dnsserver = 53
enable_plexconnect_autodetect = false
port_pms = 32400
port_webserver = 80
ip_plexconnect = 192.168.1.11
certfile = ./assets/certificates/trailers.pem
ip_dnsmaster = 8.8.8.8
loglevel = high
ip_pms = 192.168.178.10
enable_plexgdm = True
port_ssl = 443
 
 
 
LOG:
 
18:14:43 PlexConnect: started: 18:14:43
18:14:43 PlexConnect: IP_self (from settings): 192.168.1.11
18:14:43 DNSServer: started: 18:14:43
18:14:43 DNSServer: ***
18:14:43 DNSServer: DNSServer: Serving DNS on 192.168.1.11 port 53.
18:14:43 DNSServer: ***
18:14:43 WebServer: started: 18:14:43
18:14:43 WebServer: ***
18:14:43 WebServer: WebServer: Serving HTTP on 192.168.1.11 port 80.
18:14:43 WebServer: ***
18:14:43 WebServer: started: 18:14:43
18:14:43 WebServer: ***
18:14:43 WebServer: WebServer: Serving HTTPS on 192.168.1.11 port 443.
18:14:43 WebServer: ***
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No need for hardcoding your PMS IP.

The discover/PlexGDM process is done when you enter the Trailers app on your aTV. Doesn't look like you even tried...

5

I deleted everything and reset the setting on my Apple TV. I followed the steps I mentioned in my first post and when I get to add the profile using the option through the apple tv- I get an error "Unable to add Profile" An error occured while adding the profile [109] Check URL and try again.

I used http://192.168.1.11/trailers.cer

Heres the log

23:21:35 PlexConnect: started: 23:21:35
23:21:35 PlexConnect: IP_self: 192.168.1.11
23:21:35 DNSServer: started: 23:21:35
23:21:35 DNSServer: ***
23:21:35 DNSServer: DNSServer: Serving DNS on 192.168.1.11 port 53.
23:21:35 DNSServer: ***
23:21:36 WebServer: started: 23:21:36
23:21:36 WebServer: ***
23:21:36 WebServer: WebServer: Serving HTTP on 192.168.1.11 port 80.
23:21:36 WebServer: ***
23:21:36 WebServer: started: 23:21:36
23:21:36 WebServer: ***
23:21:36 WebServer: WebServer: Serving HTTPS on 192.168.1.11 port 443.
23:21:36 WebServer: ***
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*Edit: I Changed my DNS server to manual on the ATV to 192.168.11 before adding the new profile to through the apple tv

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When I click submit when adding a profile from the apple tv a line pops up serving *.cer /trailers.cer on the python code. 

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bump

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bump yourself...

...

The discover/PlexGDM process is done when you enter the Trailers app on your aTV. Doesn't look like you even tried...

10

When I open the trailers app on the apple tv - it says trailers unavailable. Shouldn't I be adding the profile to my apple tv before trying to open the trailers app?

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You said you did that already, didn't you?

When I click submit when adding a profile from the apple tv a line pops up serving *.cer /trailers.cer on the python code. 

I am confused. What is you problem? Can we get logs showing it?

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When I click submit on the Apple TV to add the profile, I see the line on the python code, but then Apple TV says there was an error and the profile could not be loaded. I can post the log later, but it just adds :

serving *.cer /trailers.cer

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Well. In my opinion, PlexConnect does what it is supposed to do.

I guess there "was an error and the profile could not be loaded"... :-D

I am going back to your first post now...

>> 3. Download the 3 Certificate files using the 3 CMD commands

>> 4. Place Trailers.Pem in ther \assets\certificates folder

 

I don't fully get that.

You download Certfiles? They should be generated on your machine... maybe that's what you mean with "using the 3 CMD commands"?

For serving the certificate ".cer" to the aTV you also have to copy that one into /assets/certificates. Otherwise it wouldn't find it, right? I guess we are missing an "error reporting mechanism" somewhere in WebServer.py... sorry for that.

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I had this same problem. I thought that after double clicking on PlexConnect.py that I would see all the text that you see in the 
 
screenshot here: https://github.com/iBaa/PlexConnect/wiki/Install-Guide-Windows  
That is not the case.  
After seeing this text:
23:21:36 WebServer: WebServer: Serving HTTPS on 192.168.1.11 port 443.
23:21:36 WebServer: ***
You need to do the rest of the steps of copying the certs to the ATV and changing the DNS to manual, ect. on the ATV.  Then start 
 
the 'Trailers' app.  Once you do this, only THEN will the text 'PlexGDM servers discovered' show in your cmd prompt.
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