magnumpi 4 Posted ... OK I am setting up a Plex Server on a home machine behind a DDWRT router using Airvpn. It would seem the server needs a port. So can I setup this port forward in my router or do I need to use AirVPN's service or both? How would I do this? http://wiki.plexapp.com/index.php/MyPlex#Manually_Configure_the_Router Quote Share this post Link to post
PsychoWolf 16 Posted ... Create the port forward on this website first, that matches the port you're using on the Plex server. Then add a line like: iptables -t nat -I PREROUTING -i tun1 -p tcp --dport 12345 -j DNAT --to-destination 192.168.1.50 to your firewall. 12345 is the port number 192.168.1.50 is the IP of the machine running plex As long as the VPN is connected, plex should work. Quote Share this post Link to post
neex 0 Posted ... Sorry to revive an old post. I'm trying to get this to work as well. I just setup AirVPN on OSX and its working great. I setup a port forward on this website (51060) and matched that same port in the Plex Media Server. I also opened that port for Plex on my modem/router (2wire 3801). I'm not sure how to "add a line" to my firewall, however. I got the following message when I tried to check the port from this website:Not reachable on server IP over the external port 51060, tcp protocol. Error : 111 - Connection refused Would someone be so kind as to explain exactly how I might open up that port on my firewall? Quote Share this post Link to post
bubbba2 0 Posted ... Sorry to revive an old post. I'm trying to get this to work as well. I just setup AirVPN on OSX and its working great. I setup a port forward on this website (51060) and matched that same port in the Plex Media Server. I also opened that port for Plex on my modem/router (2wire 3801). I'm not sure how to "add a line" to my firewall, however. I got the following message when I tried to check the port from this website:Not reachable on server IP over the external port 51060, tcp protocol. Error : 111 - Connection refused Would someone be so kind as to explain exactly how I might open up that port on my firewall? In your case I don't believe that is necessary. The ipTables entry is only needed if you are running OpenVPN on the router using DD-WRT firmware. Just forward the local port in your 2wire. Don't forget about any software firewall as well. Quote Share this post Link to post
neex 0 Posted ... In your case I don't believe that is necessary. The ipTables entry is only needed if you are running OpenVPN on the router using DD-WRT firmware. Just forward the local port in your 2wire. Don't forget about any software firewall as well.Then what am I missing? I got everything setup as stated above: port forward setup in this website, same port specified in Plex Media Server, and the same port forwarded in my 2wire. But I can't connect to my Plex server remotely. When I'm not connected to the VPN it works. When I'm connected to the VPN, it doesn't. Not sure about any software firewall-- what might that be...? Quote Share this post Link to post
bubbba 3 Posted ... It is important that you use the correct port (REMOTE PORT) in your Plex settings. The remote port resolves to the local port as it passes through the VPN. Be sure your Plex Server is mapped to port 37222 (For this example) In Plex go to "Settings/MyPlex" and click on "Show Advanced Settings". Manually specify port 37222 <--- This should be the REMOTE port used when setting up your port forward on AirVPN. 37222Protocol: TCP & UDPLocal port: 32400DDNS: myplexserverTCP Test: Reachable on server IP over the external port 37222, tcp protocol. Hope this makes sense. If not I can try again... As for a Software firewall... I do not use OSX, but if the port gets through without the VPN you should be okay. If not, someone else may need to answer the FW question. Edit : My use of port 37222 is for example only. You can allow the port forward generator to pick one for you or pick your own. Also, you want to be sure your local port number is different from the external port. Quote Share this post Link to post
neex 0 Posted ... I understand that the remote port must be routed to the local port. This problem seems to have resolved itself after I deleted the port forward on this website and then added it again. I'm pretty sure I entered everything correctly when I entered it the first time, but maybe not... Just to confirm a couple things: 1) Should I remove the port forward on my modem? I don't want to lose access to my Plex Server if the VPN service goes down. It is a nuisance to configure the port forward on my modem. So, it is, perhaps, preferable if I can avoid having to do it every time the VPN might become unavailable. 2) There's no additional software firewalls or anything in the AirVPN service-- right? Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post
bubbba 3 Posted ... I understand that the remote port must be routed to the local port. This problem seems to have resolved itself after I deleted the port forward on this website and then added it again. I'm pretty sure I entered everything correctly when I entered it the first time, but maybe not... Just to confirm a couple things: 1) Should I remove the port forward on my modem? I don't want to lose access to my Plex Server if the VPN service goes down. It is a nuisance to configure the port forward on my modem. So, it is, perhaps, preferable if I can avoid having to do it every time the VPN might become unavailable. 2) There's no additional software firewalls or anything in the AirVPN service-- right? Thanks. The answer to question 1 is no. You need to have the port forward in the router so the traffic can be forwarded correctly to Plex, or whatever the case may be. The answer to question 2 is also no. Just a suggestion... If you are not running a software firewall, I would recommend you consider using one. OSX may have one by default, not sure, but I would check to be sure. Quote Share this post Link to post
madmaz 0 Posted ... I just want to confirm that this does work It is important that you use the correct port (REMOTE PORT) in your Plex settings. The remote port resolves to the local port as it passes through the VPN. Be sure your Plex Server is mapped to port 37222 (For this example) In Plex go to "Settings/MyPlex" and click on "Show Advanced Settings". Manually specify port 37222 <--- This should be the REMOTE port used when setting up your port forward on AirVPN. 37222Protocol: TCP & UDPLocal port: 32400DDNS: myplexserverTCP Test: Reachable on server IP over the external port 37222, tcp protocol. Hope this makes sense. If not I can try again... As for a Software firewall... I do not use OSX, but if the port gets through without the VPN you should be okay. If not, someone else may need to answer the FW question. Edit : My use of port 37222 is for example only. You can allow the port forward generator to pick one for you or pick your own. Also, you want to be sure your local port number is different from the external port. I just wanted to confirm that the above does work correctly In Plex you need to Manually specify port 37222 The when when setting up port forwarding here in AirVPN, use 37222 as the new port number and enter 32400 as the local port Quote Share this post Link to post
kernal 0 Posted ... I tried these settings and plex worked or 1 day and now it will not connect I tried, example, port8286 to local port 32400 and plex was left at 32400, doesn't connecttried port 8286 to 8286 and changed plex to 8286 and didn't workport forwarded the ports on my router no work an ideas, because I had it working last night. went to bed and it stopped workingI just want to confirm that this does work It is important that you use the correct port (REMOTE PORT) in your Plex settings. The remote port resolves to the local port as it passes through the VPN. Be sure your Plex Server is mapped to port 37222 (For this example) In Plex go to "Settings/MyPlex" and click on "Show Advanced Settings". Manually specify port 37222 <--- This should be the REMOTE port used when setting up your port forward on AirVPN. 37222Protocol: TCP & UDPLocal port: 32400DDNS: myplexserverTCP Test: Reachable on server IP over the external port 37222, tcp protocol. Hope this makes sense. If not I can try again... As for a Software firewall... I do not use OSX, but if the port gets through without the VPN you should be okay. If not, someone else may need to answer the FW question. Edit : My use of port 37222 is for example only. You can allow the port forward generator to pick one for you or pick your own. Also, you want to be sure your local port number is different from the external port.I just wanted to confirm that the above does work correctly In Plex you need to Manually specify port 37222 The when when setting up port forwarding here in AirVPN, use 37222 as the new port number and enter 32400 as the local port Quote Share this post Link to post
Grazzy 5 Posted ... Hi Plex user here. I have no problems with airVPN and Plex. In my case for example: airVPN settings Forwarded Ports 59421, Protocol TCP & UDP, Local Port 32400 Plex Server Settings-> Connect-> Manually Specify Port ticked & port 59421 filled in. Plex will show something like this in the log when successful "INFO - NAT: Mapping changed 37.48.80.175:59421 -> 10.4.86.206:32400" The first IP addess is airVPN server specific and the second is the local airVPN TUN port on your plex server. 4 Earzz, Readon, routeninja and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post
MiXeDeMoTiOnS 1 Posted ... Im having a siimilar problem with Plex. The forwarded ports says "Not reachable on server IP over the external port 22515 tcp protocol. Error - 110 - connection timed out. However im using pfsense and have set up port forwarding and I still cant get it to connect outside of my network. Quote Share this post Link to post
Khariz 109 Posted ... Make sure that the device on the "outside." That you are trying to connect is looking for plex on the New port number on the AirVPN server. The client needs the AirVPN port and the server needs to think it's talking over the local port. There will be two different port numbers in use by the server and the client, but the traffic will match up anyway. Quote Share this post Link to post
Kickvibepressure 0 Posted ... Hi there!I'm running into the same kind of problems here...I got an ubuntu 16.04 server with plexmedia server headless on it.Now I installed airvpn which works just fine. However, I can not connect to my plex server anymore. Hi Plex user here. I have no problems with airVPN and Plex. In my case for example: airVPN settings Forwarded Ports 59421, Protocol TCP & UDP, Local Port 32400 Plex Server Settings-> Connect-> Manually Specify Port ticked & port 59421 filled in. Plex will show something like this in the log when successful "INFO - NAT: Mapping changed 37.48.80.175:59421 -> 10.4.86.206:32400" The first IP addess is airVPN server specific and the second is the local airVPN TUN port on your plex server.The setup here is similar to yours Grazzy: on airVPN:External AirVPN Port 10317Protocol: bothlocal port: 32400on my router:external port 32400 forwarded to port 32400 of my static ip server (is that right?) on Plex:Public port: 10317 Now, if I try to connect to Plex using 'External-AirVPN-IP':10317/web I actually find myself on a Plex log-in page. But as I'm logged in I see the Plex Main Window with the spinning wheel, "Looking for servers..."Any ideas why I'm not able to connect Plex from outside?Thanks a lot for any suggestion!cheersKickvibepressure Quote Share this post Link to post
Earzz 1 Posted ... Hi Plex user here. I have no problems with airVPN and Plex. In my case for example: airVPN settings Forwarded Ports 59421, Protocol TCP & UDP, Local Port 32400 Plex Server Settings-> Connect-> Manually Specify Port ticked & port 59421 filled in. Plex will show something like this in the log when successful "INFO - NAT: Mapping changed 37.48.80.175:59421 -> 10.4.86.206:32400" The first IP addess is airVPN server specific and the second is the local airVPN TUN port on your plex server. Waisted a couple of hours before i found this but this also solved it for me, thank you very much! 1 weekapaug reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post
p1552356 0 Posted ... I've tried this multiple times and it's still not working. To clarify, when the VPN isn't running, Plex Media Server works fine, when it's on, nothing. I've set public port 23344 to route to local port 32400 on AirVPN settings in the Client Area. I've added this to my Plex Media Server and it keeps telling me Remote Access is not available. Here is a screenshot >> https://i.imgur.com/HKAuZOj.jpg (this forum will NOT let me post this as an image no matter what I do so apologies for link) Quote Share this post Link to post
timothyaw 0 Posted ... In your case I don't believe that is necessary. The ipTables entry is only needed if you are running OpenVPN on the router using DD-WRT firmware. Just forward the local port in your 2wire. Don't forget about any software firewall as well.Then what am I missing? I got everything setup as stated above: port forward setup in this website, same port specified in Plex Media Server, and the same port forwarded in my 2wire. But I can't connect to my Plex server remotely. When I'm not connected to the VPN it works. When I'm connected to the VPN, it doesn't. Not sure about any software firewall-- what might that be...?This is the issue I'm having right now. It worked fine for the longest and now with the SAME setup that was working for the last TWO years is not working anymore. When I disconnect from the vpn it works, when I connect to the VPN it stops working. Tech support ran out of ideas. Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this? Quote Share this post Link to post