PlexConnect just stopped working for unknown reason?

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I hope someone may be able to help please. I have installed PlexConnect as an application as per the instructions in this post and it's been working flawlessly for 1-2 weeks. I was watching a movie yesterday and all of a sudden the movie stopped playing and the ATV started showing "Accessing trailers". I was soon to discover that PlexConnect had stopped working and I could not get it back up and running.

 

I have tried restarting my Mac, restarting PMS, restarting the PlexConnect app, restarting the ATV, reseting the ATV, pulling the power on the ATV all without luck.

 

My ATV only shows the Computers and Settings buttons as though it cannot obtain an internet connection.

 

The IP address on the Mac (DNS on the ATV) has not changed.

 

The Mac does have internet connectivity.

 

I know PMS is working as I can access it via my iPad both on my network and outside my network.

 

The same behaviour has also occurred on my second ATV.

 

Does anyone know what else I might be able to check?

 

Cheers, Brett

 
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Were you able to set your PMS on a machine with a static IP?

I suffered that same annoyance, and either because of doing that or an updated PlexConnect made it stop.

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My Mac is configured to obtain its IP address via DHCP, however it has always had the same address.

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My Mac is configured to obtain its IP address via DHCP, however it has always had the same address.

and the Apple TV's DNS is the same IP as the PMS machine?

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and the Apple TV's DNS is the same IP as the PMS machine?

Yes it is the same.

I actually reposted this thread using the correct support template. My issue has been resolved. The new thread can be found here:-

http://forums.plexapp.com/index.php/topic/75026-plexconnect-just-stopped-working-for-unknown-reason/

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Yes it is the same.

I actually reposted this thread using the correct support template. My issue has been resolved. The new thread can be found here:-

http://forums.plexapp.com/index.php/topic/75026-plexconnect-just-stopped-working-for-unknown-reason/

What a small thing to cause such a large amount of frustration. Glad it's working. 

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Yes indeed... Extremely small. I had internet sharing turned on because my ATV was connected to my Mac via Ethernet. I'm now running my ATV via WiFi with internet sharing turned off on the Mac.

Very happy to have it up and running now though.

Cheers, Brett

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