Hi
I currently use Plex for my xbox one and my xbox 360 but it seems that both devices decide to use my internet to stream my media rather than just streaming over my WiFi. Is this how it is supposed to happen or is there a fix for me. My download usage limit gets reached pretty quick with it actually downloading over the net.
Thanks
This definitely shouldn't be the case. Before I ran an ethernet cable to my Xbox One I was able to use Plex over the WiFi with 0 zero issues.
My first guess would be that you have a form of wifi isolation going on that is making the WiFi unable to see the devices on the local LAN. If you want to post your Plex Media Server.log we can try and check the logs to get an idea of what is going on.
But just in case it isn't clear, even though the Xbox One needs the internet connection for the initial connection and some HUB functions, it shouldn't be trying to stream over the internet unless the two devices arn't detecting they're on the same network.
Thanks.
I went and bought and set up a stand alone router so it's not going through the router/modem. I'm hoping that may do the trick. I've attached the log file but tbh I don't understand 99% of it so any help is greatly appreciated.
Jun 07, 2015 17:12:25:778 [5616] DEBUG - [Now] Device is Xbox One (Xbox-SystemOS).
Jun 07, 2015 17:12:25:778 [5616] DEBUG - [Now] Updated play state for /library/metadata/2324.
Jun 07, 2015 17:12:25:779 [5616] DEBUG - Completed: [192.168.1.106:51030] GET /:/timeline?ratingKey=2324
(I snipped off the end part of that last line)
But basically that request is the video file going to your Xbox and it is going via the local IP address 192.168.xxx.xxx. So the streams themselves are definitely not being routed externally. (If this log was before your new router then the problem is elsewhere, if this log is afterwords then your problem may have been fixed). If these were streaming over the net you would see your external IP address listed before that GET command instead of a Local IP address.
If you're sure that Plex is indeed the culprit, somethings that could be are large metadata refreshes (But with a couple of TB's of media on my system the refreshes don't seem to be taking that much of my data), Cloud Sync, Someone Remote Streaming, Someone with Remote Access Syncing content (This will only show up in the logs/CPU usage it does not show up in Sync Activity)
This is after my new router so I'll keep my fingers crossed and check back onto the log in a week or so to double check.
I use to have a VPN running so it's always a possibility that was throwing a spanner into the works as well.
Thanks for the heads up on how to read the log too you've been a huge help.
No worries, after a while it's like the matrix and you just see what you're looking for, but if you don't know where to start it's just a bunch of jibberish.
Hopefully that solves it. It is possible that a VPN could also have been a part of it.... I would suspect if just the computer with the server was VPN'd and not the entire network then that could have done it. But so far you're looking on the good side of things so, just let us know if you start to get anything else looking suspect.
