Unfamilure external IPs accessing my Plex server

Plex Media Server Desktops & Laptops
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Server Version#: WIN 2012 R2
Player Version#: Version 1.16.5.1554

I have noticed that there is a remote IP address from India accessing my Plex server IP. below are the logs from my router.

is it normal for this many different IP addresses accessing a plex server?

[LAN access from remote] from 117.208.151.18:29575 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 06:00:01
[LAN access from remote] from 1.233.72.156:40628 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 06:00:00
[LAN access from remote] from 94.67.204.125:24874 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:59
[LAN access from remote] from 1.171.1.192:1121 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:59
[LAN access from remote] from 59.56.83.233:50243 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:59
[LAN access from remote] from 14.162.100.103:1442 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:57
[LAN access from remote] from 84.54.120.32:14133 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:56
[LAN access from remote] from 212.156.212.108:6889 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:55
[LAN access from remote] from 18.196.86.103:6992 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:55
[LAN access from remote] from 191.189.114.202:25267 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:54
[LAN access from remote] from 37.150.0.130:39728 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:54
[LAN access from remote] from 173.249.33.72:35112 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:54
[LAN access from remote] from 174.29.140.102:25442 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:53
[LAN access from remote] from 105.101.177.31:50397 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:52
[LAN access from remote] from 117.161.108.13:3864 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:52
[LAN access from remote] from 37.214.43.75:2281 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:50
[LAN access from remote] from 222.187.111.2:14284 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:49
[LAN access from remote] from 154.45.216.206:1268 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:48
[LAN access from remote] from 212.112.122.166:62977 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:48
[LAN access from remote] from 46.0.156.7:18160 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:46
[LAN access from remote] from 185.156.175.108:18767 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:46
[LAN access from remote] from 217.118.92.144:59439 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:45
[LAN access from remote] from 78.83.121.145:43753 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:44
[LAN access from remote] from 219.92.150.70:22714 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:44
[LAN access from remote] from 180.149.219.147:54189 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:43
[LAN access from remote] from 101.108.36.244:17511 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:42
[LAN access from remote] from 95.78.79.203:1680 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:42
[LAN access from remote] from 173.79.172.135:12213 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:42
[LAN access from remote] from 178.58.140.176:6881 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:41
[LAN access from remote] from 86.196.180.233:58017 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:41
[LAN access from remote] from 79.134.59.177:45464 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:40
[LAN access from remote] from 185.53.226.250:1673 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:40
[LAN access from remote] from 112.28.172.99:63503 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:39
[LAN access from remote] from 91.55.147.5:6881 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:39
[LAN access from remote] from 178.49.18.4:1024 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:37
[LAN access from remote] from 211.33.68.41:40417 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:37
[LAN access from remote] from 49.215.225.102:53633 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:36
[LAN access from remote] from 88.9.235.239:21558 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:34
[LAN access from remote] from 213.136.79.7:11924 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:34
[LAN access from remote] from 45.49.204.202:50321 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:32
[LAN access from remote] from 178.218.101.215:24745 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:31
[LAN access from remote] from 110.181.52.218:17198 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:31
[LAN access from remote] from 73.198.136.232:6881 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:28
[LAN access from remote] from 210.190.192.4:12992 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:28
[LAN access from remote] from 91.107.55.189:26036 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:28
[LAN access from remote] from 101.69.240.90:16001 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:28
[LAN access from remote] from 27.121.223.151:7449 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:28
[LAN access from remote] from 177.66.200.46:10084 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:28
[LAN access from remote] from 93.176.146.201:54516 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:27
[LAN access from remote] from 109.252.26.192:8098 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:26
[LAN access from remote] from 76.121.175.128:6889 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:25
[LAN access from remote] from 213.24.125.106:38212 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:25
[LAN access from remote] from 188.254.158.43:27729 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:25
[LAN access from remote] from 151.49.136.203:51622 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:25
[LAN access from remote] from 37.212.193.211:58482 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:23
[LAN access from remote] from 187.21.74.54:19983 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:22
[LAN access from remote] from 39.172.227.185:16268 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:21
[LAN access from remote] from 87.117.56.90:12397 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:21
[LAN access from remote] from 93.79.105.38:15824 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:20
[LAN access from remote] from 95.46.200.60:39608 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:19
[LAN access from remote] from 197.43.204.68:17871 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:19
[LAN access from remote] from 103.66.78.60:49160 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:19
[LAN access from remote] from 80.217.66.226:54081 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:17
[LAN access from remote] from 88.95.184.172:49152 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:17
[LAN access from remote] from 93.123.113.144:60264 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:14
[LAN access from remote] from 219.79.61.240:14514 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:14
[LAN access from remote] from 54.194.124.68:6881 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:14
[LAN access from remote] from 183.250.232.1:48837 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:13
[LAN access from remote] from 31.130.147.240:45762 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:12
[LAN access from remote] from 154.45.216.226:1191 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:10
[LAN access from remote] from 121.186.121.194:41128 to 192.168.1.112:38081, Friday, September 06, 2019 05:59:09

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First impression is that this doesn’t have anything to do with Plex. The access is going to port 38081, while Plex listens on 32400. Port 38081 isn’t a port commonly used and is listed an unassigned when I tried to look it up. Do you have anything listening on port 38081 on your computer?

Also, do you have uPnP turned on in your router? If so try turning it off to see if that stops these messages. I’m assuming that if you had set up port forwarding to this computer’s port 38081 you would turn that off also. (Also, no DMZ set up, correct?)

Note that if you have Plex remote access set up via uPnP then turning uPnP off on your router will disable Plex’s remote access as well, but it may be worth it as a test to see if it stops these messages. If it does stop these messages, and you aren’t using uPnP for anything else then you could switch your remote access to use port forwarding, and leave uPnP off.

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