I’ve run into an issue.
I’ve got two different NAS’ on the same network, each running a plex server. My new server isn’t reachable outside of my home network, and I’ve tried portforwarding to a different port (32500 instead of 32400). I figure it has to do with the local(?) port not being changeable. Does anyone have any experience with this
Local port is 32400 for both servers, external port needs to be different. What do your forwarding rules look like?
My router has LAN and WAN, Sadly it won’t let me set up two services on the same LAN for some reason? they are on separate WAN and LAN, since I can’t have two on the same LAN. I think I might just be kind of an idiot with all of this?
Which Router?
Provided your ISP hasn’t switched you to CGNAT there are two ways to go about this.
UPNP. Enable in in Plex and the router, restart router then Plex servers and they should dynamically map the ports.
Port Forwarding:
Forward an external port, different for each server to 32400 different internal ip.
I am running 2 Plex servers on my network as well… here is what my routers forwarding rules look like.
This is how the remote access settings look in Plex;
I know your router will be different but it should have some similar function.
Middle port would be irrelevant
Change the bottom one. WAN port should be something other than 32400 like 32500 and Lan port will be 32400.
Probably using notation like WAN 32500:32500 LAN 32400:32400
Then we get this: https://i.imgur.com/4vqfjlV.png
And it won’t let me save these settings.
Is that the NAS firewall screen or the Routers?
The ports need to be forwarded on the Router to different internal IP’s. Then on the NAS, the port needs to be open but for that it would be only one rule of 32400 → 32400 . I see where this is confusing.
This would be the routers!
There should also be a place/way to set an IP address for your Plex server for each port forwarded on the LAN side… It’s not enough to just forward the ports, you have to give the IP addresses as well…
Take a step back. What routers are involved?
Internet IP (one ip) forward 2 different ports to first router (one IP) which then forwards to 2 IP’s.
External IP:32400 → ip_of_first_router:32400 → ip_of_second_router:32400 → ip_of_first_nas:32400
External IP:32500 → ip_of_first_router:32500 → ip_of second_router:32500 → ip_of_second_nas:32400
This would be a Technicolor CGA4233… I’ve never heard of this brand before, but it was just supplied by my ISP.
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