Synology Firewall & Access Outside of My Network (DS 1019+)

Plex Media Server NAS & Devices
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I am running the latest version of Plex on my updated Synology 1019+.

I noticed that under settings & remote access Plex kept telling me I was not accessible outside of my network.

I realized that I had put into the Synology DSM firewall a series of rules excluding IP access to synology from all countries except the continental US. When I deleted the rule for Ireland, magically my Plex told me that I am now “Fully Accessible Outside my Network”.

Question: What countries should be excluded from the firewall (other than Ireland) to ensure Plex can be accessed externally? I assume Plex has servers globally that assist in this.

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Thanks for this information.

I am not enthused about allowing all countries because that opens the NAS to massive attacks… So I wont do that. I had them opened before and was attacked like all getout.

What I am looking for is a short list of Plex server countries that I can open the firewall to that allows good fallback. (that doesnt include russia, china, etc)

Server is working well with just Ireland opened up – but I am sure there are a couple of more for redundancy that should be opened.

Thanks again for assist.

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Thanks. I just happen to stumble across the Ireland information… anyone who knows of other countries, please let me know.

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