PlexConnect on QNAP w/ ATV3

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Problem: DNS intercept not working for "trailers".

 

4:28:36 DNSServer: DNS request received!

14:28:36 DNSServer: Source: ('192.168.1.19', 53180)
14:28:36 DNSServer: Domain: a2.mzstatic.com
14:28:36 DNSServer: ***forward request
14:28:36 DNSServer: -> DNS response from higher level

However no response from PMS for "trailers.apple.com"

14:28:50 DNSServer: DNS request received!
14:28:50 DNSServer: Source: ('192.168.1.19', 56118)
14:28:50 DNSServer: Domain: trailers.apple.com
14:28:50 DNSServer: ***intercept request
14:28:50 DNSServer: -> DNS response: 192.168.1.4

log showing services started:

14:25:20 PlexConnect: started: 14:25:20
14:25:20 PlexConnect: ***
14:25:20 PlexConnect: PlexConnect
14:25:20 PlexConnect: Press CTRL-C to shut down.
14:25:20 PlexConnect: ***
14:25:20 PlexConnect: IP_self: 192.168.1.4
14:25:20 PlexConnect: started: 14:25:20
14:25:20 DNSServer: started: 14:25:20
14:25:20 DNSServer: ***
14:25:20 DNSServer: Starting up.
14:25:20 DNSServer: intercept trailers.apple.com: 192.168.1.4
14:25:20 DNSServer: forward other to higher level DNS: 192.168.1.1
14:25:20 DNSServer: ***
14:25:21 WebServer: started: 14:25:21
14:25:21 WebServer: ***
14:25:21 WebServer: WebServer: Serving HTTP on 0.0.0.0 port 9092.
14:25:21 WebServer: ***
14:25:21 PlexGDM: ***
14:25:21 PlexGDM: looking up Plex Media Server
14:25:21 PlexGDM: ***
14:25:22 PlexGDM: servers discovered: 1
14:25:22 XMLConverter: PlexGDM - PMS: 192.168.1.4:32400

 

IP addresses explained:

QNAP=192.168.1.4 (PMS v0.9.7.12.4 & PlexConnect latest git from https://github.com/iBaa/PlexConnect)
DNS Server=192.168.1.1 (router)
ATV3=192.168.1.19 (DNS set as 192.168.1.1)

 

Settings.cfg

[PlexConnect]
port_pms = 32400
enable_plexgdm = True
ip_dnsmaster = 192.168.1.1
ip_webserver = 0.0.0.0
loglevel = Normal
enable_dnsserver = True
port_webserver = 9092
ip_pms = 192.168.1.4

 

Q1: any idea how I can troubleshoot this?

Q2: should I be majking any changes to "assets" to advertise the content from PMS?

 

Thanks.

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After some mucking around maanged to get working.

1. original problem could be webserver not enabled in QNAP (Network Services), however PlexConnect log didn't indicate any issues with web-server.

2. delete Settings.cfg and let Settings.py create one (see below)

[PlexConnect]
port_pms = 32400
port_webserver = 80
ip_dnsmaster = 8.8.8.8
loglevel = Normal
ip_pms = 192.168.178.10
enable_dnsserver = True
enable_plexgdm = True
ip_webserver = 0.0.0.0

3. left DNS as 8.8.8.8, haven't tried changing to my DNS. "RULE #1, don't try fix what ain't broken."

4. PMS IP address is wrong, however I believe enable_plexgdm = True overides this. "RULE #2, always follow RULE #1."

cheerio fellows, happy days!

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Yeah the fallback IP address for the PMS in settings should not need to be changed for most users.

It also helps us troubleshoot GDM issues.

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