# Using PIA and Plex, remote access rarely woks
**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/using-pia-and-plex-remote-access-rarely-woks/495797
**Category:** General Discussions
**Created:** [November 23, 2019, 11:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/using-pia-and-plex-remote-access-rarely-woks/495797 "2019-11-23T23:11:45Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@JohnnyDugan79](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JohnnyDugan79)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2019, 11:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/using-pia-and-plex-remote-access-rarely-woks/495797/1 "2019-11-23T23:11:45Z")
I never had a problem with remote access while using my VPN (PIA) but it rarely works these days. I have to turn off my torrent client, turn off my vpn, refresh Plex about a dozen times… and even then it’s a 50/50 chance it’ll work. Anyone have any ideas? The simpler the explanation the better. LOL
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### Author:  [@JasonNalley](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JasonNalley)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2019, 3:44am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/using-pia-and-plex-remote-access-rarely-woks/495797/2 "2019-11-24T03:44:43Z")
@JuiceWSA uses or used to use PIA, so he may be helpful here…
I’m gonna keep an eye on this thread as I am planning on getting a VPN (though probably going to be PureVPN). Hopefully someone chimes in with a solution to run Plex on the same machine, but not behind a VPN at all… 🙂 that would be the ideal solution for me personally. VPNs are not generally fast enough for the connection I have.
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### Author:  [@JuiceWSA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JuiceWSA)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2019, 4:58am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/using-pia-and-plex-remote-access-rarely-woks/495797/3 "2019-11-24T04:58:43Z")
This is the latest news - waiting for PIA to invent the cure:
> [@Private internet access; NEW EXEMPTION METHOD](https://forums.plex.tv/t/private-internet-access-new-exemption-method/486570):
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> Help with creating an exemption in PIA? Server Version#: 1.18.1.1973-0f4abfbcc Player Version#: 2.44.0.1018-8f77cbb9 PIA app: v1.5.1 (build 03605) Windows 10 (1903) I am running my plex server on a windows 10 machine. The server and player are on the same machine. I am running the Private Internet Access (PIA) app to manage my VPN. I Have the standard port forwarded on my router (32400). Without PIA running my server is available when I check the settings page and I can confirm access with …
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### Author:  [@WilhelmStroker](https://forums.plex.tv/u/WilhelmStroker)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2019, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/using-pia-and-plex-remote-access-rarely-woks/495797/4 "2019-11-24T09:14:32Z")
I use [https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/62h6ae/want\_to\_use\_plex\_behind\_a\_vpn\_look\_here/](https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/62h6ae/want_to_use_plex_behind_a_vpn_look_here/) to bypass PIA for plex remote access.
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### Author:  [@Indy1970](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Indy1970)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2019, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/using-pia-and-plex-remote-access-rarely-woks/495797/5 "2019-11-29T17:13:02Z")
this works for me on windows 10 latest plex version with Tor guard vpn running
full remote access
copy below create a batch file… run it if you have success then schedule it to run every 30 min
@echo off
setlocal
set PATH=%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%\system32\wbem;%SystemRoot%
chcp 437\>nul
echo VPN Bypass for Plex Media Server
echo by XFlak
echo.
::get Default Gateway
ipconfig|findstr /I /C:“Default Gateway”|findstr /I /C:“1” \>"%temp%\gateway.txt"
set /p gateway= \<"%temp%\gateway.txt" set gateway=%gateway:\*: =% ::echo %gateway%
echo Getting [plex.tv](http://plex.tv) current IP addresses…
echo echo Note: Log of [plex.tv](http://plex.tv)’s routed IP’s saved here:
echo %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\PermittedPlexIPs.txt
echo.
nslookup “[plex.tv](http://plex.tv)”|findstr /I /V “Server: Address: Name: timeout” \>"%temp%\temp.txt"
findstr /I /C:" " “%temp%\temp.txt” \>"%temp%\plex.tv.txt"
echo.
cd /d “%temp%”
for /F “tokens=\*” %%A in (plex.tv.txt) do call :list %%A
goto:donelist
:list
set PlexIP=%\*
set PlexIP=%PlexIP:\* =%
echo %PlexIP%
if not exist “%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\PermittedPlexIPs.txt” goto:skipcheck
findstr /I /C:"%PlexIP%" “%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\PermittedPlexIPs.txt”\>nul
IF NOT ERRORLEVEL 1 (echo IP already routed, skipping…) & (goto:EOF)
:skipcheck
echo route -p add %PlexIP% mask 255.255.255.255 %gateway%
route -p add %PlexIP% mask 255.255.255.255 %gateway%
echo.
echo %PlexIP% \>\>"%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\PermittedPlexIPs.txt"
goto:EOF
:donelist
::clean no longer used IPs
echo.
echo Removing routed IPs no longer used by [plex.tv](http://plex.tv)
echo.
if exist “%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\PermittedPlexIPs2.txt” del “%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\PermittedPlexIPs2.txt”\>nul
if not exist “%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server” goto:doneclean
if not exist “%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\PermittedPlexIPs.txt” goto:doneclean
cd /d “%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server”
for /F “tokens=\*” %%A in (PermittedPlexIPs.txt) do call :clean %%A
goto:doneclean
:clean
set PlexIP=%\*
findstr /I /C:"%PlexIP%" “%temp%\plex.tv.txt” \>nul
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 goto:remove
echo IP still used: %PlexIP%
echo %PlexIP% \>\>"%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\PermittedPlexIPs2.txt"
goto:EOF
:remove
echo IP no longer used: route delete %PlexIP%
route delete %PlexIP%
goto:EOF
:doneclean
if exist “%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\PermittedPlexIPs.txt” del “%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\PermittedPlexIPs.txt”\>nul
if exist “%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\PermittedPlexIPs2.txt” move /y “%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\PermittedPlexIPs2.txt” “%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\PermittedPlexIPs.txt”\>nul
echo.
echo Finished, exiting…
@ping 127.0.0.1 -n 3 -w 1000\> nul
exit
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/using-pia-and-plex-remote-access-rarely-woks/495797/6 "2020-02-27T17:13:13Z")
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