PMP streaming bandwidth

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Server Version#: 1.18.4.2171
Player Version#: 4.24.1

I have my server under set to limit the stream to 8mb. When I access using Plex Media Player, it starts transcoding, and in the server console I see an error about “Streaming Resource: Bandwidth exceeded: 19251 kbps > 8000 kbps”. If I remove the limit of 8mb, I get the full direct player experience. In the PMP, it says my plex server is “nearby” as I am connected via the LAN. Why is PMP being limited by the internet streaming bandwidth limitation when I am local?

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Shouldn’t be. When playing something in PMP and you look at your servers dashboard under Now Playing does it say local there as well?

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It shows as remote. If I put my windows pc on the same subnet it shows local. How does plex determine if it i local? Is it as simple as the same subnet or does it does some udp/mdns stuff to determine if it can find a local plex server?

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if PMP is on the same computer as the server, would it use 127.0.0.1 as the IP? I know that when I use PlexAmp on the same machine that the server resides, the connection is always classifies as “Remote”
PlexAmp_Remote
Maybe that address can be added into the settings in “Network” on the server to be considered local somehow?

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Yup.

In your network settings you can tell it other subnets which should be considered local under LAN Networks https://support.plex.tv/articles/200430283-network/

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127.0.0.1 is reserved as any device’s own address (loopback). I did find under Settings->Network->LAN Networks. I just added the entire 192.168.0.0/16 block, which covers all the addresses on my network.

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