# Specify a manual ip Plex Media Server **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [October 7, 2016, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/specify-a-manual-ip-plex-media-server/162067 "2016-10-07T08:16:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aled72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5a626/32.png) [@Aled72](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Aled72)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/specify-a-manual-ip-plex-media-server/162067/1 "2016-10-07T08:16:20Z")
Hi, the situation is the following: i installed Plex Media Server on a PC with Ubuntu 16.04 server with two network cards. I have two routers. 192.168.1.200 only for internal connections to the LAN 192.168.2.200 has the connection to the outside. Plex connects only to 192.168.1.200 but I would like him to use the 192.168.2.200. I investigated both on the internet and on the forums but have not found solutions. Can you please help me? Many thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![mehmemeh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/edb3f5/32.png) [@mehmemeh](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mehmemeh)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 8:49am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/specify-a-manual-ip-plex-media-server/162067/2 "2016-10-07T08:49:14Z")
plex always try to use the eth0 card (or the primary network card)… that was my experience with a nas wich have 4 networks ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 10:45am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/specify-a-manual-ip-plex-media-server/162067/3 "2016-10-07T10:45:21Z")
Plex uses by default the first network interface where a valid gateway address is defined. If your first ethernet adapter has no internet connection, it also should have no gateway defined. ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/specify-a-manual-ip-plex-media-server/162067/4 "2018-06-29T08:54:55Z")
duplicate feature request > [@Configuration option for network interface binding](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-configuration-option-for-network-interface-binding/103997/1): > > Provide a configuration option and feature to exclude network interfaces from Plex Media Server.  This will allow for a more consistent configuration when servers have multiple NICs and/or VLAN interfaces. closing Please respect [the rules for this subforum](https://forums.plex.tv/t/about-the-feature-suggestions-category/273976/1 "the rules for this subforum") - **Search** first if the request has already been posted before. The goal is to collect the votes for a particular feature in one thread - not to scatter them around. - Please only one feature per post ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/specify-a-manual-ip-plex-media-server/162067/5 "2018-06-29T08:54:58Z")