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I've been trying to set my plex server up on a windows machine to be visible outside my network. I've tried port forwards on the client page, the airVPN-configured router, and through the windows firewall. What am I missing to make plex visible through the VPN? 

note: I have another non-VPN router which allows the plex server out... but I want to keep the windows machine on the VPN router all the time. 

Any suggestions?

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Hello!

 

Apparently you have performed all the necessary steps. On the router, if you're forwarding with iptables you can compare with this guide (for Tomato and DD-WRT, maybe you can find it useful for your router too):

https://airvpn.org/topic/9270-how-to-forward-ports-in-dd-wrt-tomato-with-iptables

 

Maybe not related but you never know: you must access Plex from a different machine, not from the very same machine that's running it and that's connected to the VPN. Make sure that you access it on the VPN server exit-IP address, correct port (the port you have remotely forwarded in your port panel in our web site).

 

Kind regards

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Hello!

 

Apparently you have performed all the necessary steps. On the router, if you're forwarding with iptables you can compare with this guide (for Tomato and DD-WRT, maybe you can find it useful for your router too):

https://airvpn.org/topic/9270-how-to-forward-ports-in-dd-wrt-tomato-with-iptables

 

Maybe not related but you never know: you must access Plex from a different machine, not from the very same machine that's running it and that's connected to the VPN. Make sure that you access it on the VPN server exit-IP address, correct port (the port you have remotely forwarded in your port panel in our web site).

 

Kind regards

Thank you for responding! I got discouraged last year and gave up... now I'm back at it again and found your response.

 

I wasn't using the IPTABLES, but realize that may be my problem. I've tried to insert the right IP etc into the command:

 

    iptables -I FORWARD -i tun1 -p udp -d destIP --dport port -j ACCEPT

    iptables -I FORWARD -i tun1 -p tcp -d destIP --dport port -j ACCEPT

    iptables -t nat -I PREROUTING -i tun1 -p tcp --dport port -j DNAT --to-destination destIP

    iptables -t nat -I PREROUTING -i tun1 -p udp --dport port -j DNAT --to-destination destIP

 

But still have no change in making the port visible.

 

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, but then again, I've gotten confused on what IP I should be inserting as destIP.

 

I'm using dd-wrt router. Can someone explain like I'm 5 how my command should look?

Thanks in advance.

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