How to Plex

[shane_b 0]

Good evening all,

 

First of all thanks for anyone who helps.

 

I will try to add all info needed.

 

I am running OSX 10.8.5 on my mac, I have setup ICE Floor to prevent leaks (Please see code below) so I can only access the internet when connected to Airvpn (via Viscosity)

 

Although my next venture is setting up a Plex media server, which can be accessed from anywhere (even outside the home network). I have managed to sync all from Macbook Pro to Iphone so I can access all content from the home server.

 

My problem now lies with setting up plex to be accessed outside the network.

 

Plex uses (by default) internal port of 32400 and external port of 32400

 

I was unable to forward this port on Airvpn as it was taken, so I went for 32451.

 

I am able to port forward on Airvpn to 32541, I have also forward this port on my Virgin Media Superhub

 

Although the first issue arises that it won't instantly connect, the only way I can get Plex to my server on 32451 is to 'test' the port using 'simple port tester' this seems to push the port open and then plex connects 

 

My next issue arises with connecting plex on the iPhone. This I am unable to do over the 3G network. I've tried airvpn ip, my Virgin Media network IP but nothing seems to work.

 

Anyone got any ideas to both of the solutions. I've not been able to find any details examples of setting up plex behind a VPN

 

ICE Floor code:

 

 

# pf.conf

# Drop everything that doesn't match a rule

block drop out inet from 192.168.0.0/16 to any

pass inet from 192.168.0.0/16 to 192.168.0.0/16

pass out quick inet from 192.168.0.0/16 to 46.19.137.114 flags S/SA keep state

pass out quick inet from 192.168.0.0/16 to 46.165.208.70 flags S/SA keep state

pass out quick inet from 192.168.0.0/16 to 178.248.29.132 flags S/SA keep state

pass out quick inet from 192.168.0.0/16 to 46.165.208.65 flags S/SA keep state

pass out quick inet from 192.168.0.0/16 to 46.165.208.69 flags S/SA keep state

pass out quick inet from 192.168.0.0/16 to 69.163.36.66 flags S/SA keep state

pass out quick inet from 192.168.0.0/16 to 31.193.12.74 flags S/SA keep state

pass out quick inet from 192.168.0.0/16 to 95.211.169.3 flags S/SA keep state

pass out quick inet from 192.168.0.0/16 to 95.211.191.33 flags S/SA keep state

pass out quick inet from 192.168.0.0/16 to 95.211.149.200 flags S/SA keep state

pass out quick inet from 192.168.0.0/16 to 69.163.36.66 flags S/SA keep state

pass out quick inet from 192.168.0.0/16 to 95.211.186.65 flags S/SA keep state

pass out quick inet from 192.168.0.0/16 to 78.248.30.131 flags S/SA keep state

pass out quick inet from 192.168.0.0/16 to 69.163.36.66 flags S/SA keep state

pass out quick inet from 192.168.0.0/16 to 94.229.74.90 flags S/SA keep state

# Local network

# Allow all on lo0

pass out quick inet from 127.0.0.1 to any flags S/SA keep state

 

[blackjudge 1]

I was able to get this working simply by forwarding a random external port on AirVPN to 32400 internally on my client.  Nothing else I tried worked, but setting up this forwarding worked immediately.

 

It seems Plex always listens on 32400, but when you "manually" specify a port in Plex config, you're simply telling it what port to advertise to myPlex.