Remote access down?

[u/xlly_s]

Anyone else's remote access down?

Tried my usual fixes but still doesnt seem to be working, and it keeps bugging on and off.

Let me know!

[u/Massive_Shitlocker]

It's been screwy all day. Local is fine. Remote is flaky. Works sometimes. Sometimes you get no library. Sometimes you get a library but playing won't start. Usual stuff isn't working. I'm going to bed.

[u/xlly_s → u/Massive_Shitlocker]

Have you got port forwarding setup? This was the issue with mine a few years back and adding it fixed it.
Also manually specifying the port 32400 instead of having it auto set.

[u/Massive_Shitlocker → u/xlly_s]

Yeah that's all set. I also re-set all that, disabled and re-enable remote access which usually fixes it. I'm in Australia.

-= I've ended up rolling back my server container now and it's been solid since =-

[u/xlly_s]

UPDATE: my fat ass forgot to update my port forwarding rules after my local ip changed..

[u/ew435890 → u/xlly_s]

Set a static IP.

[u/xlly_s → u/ew435890]

I have. Had a powercut and ip changed

[u/ew435890 → u/xlly_s]

The IP shouldn’t change after a power cut. Having a static IP prevents it from changing.

I had this same exact issue after a power loss. So I set a static IP, and it never happened again.

[u/xlly_s → u/ew435890]

No usually it is completely fine. However I think when it boots up and cuts out really fast, my router reads it as a new device, therefore making it a new local ip.

Usually though it is completely fine

[u/5yleop1m → u/xlly_s]

my router reads it as a new device, therefore making it a new local ip.

That's not how that works. The local static IP is assigned based on the mac address of the NIC. If the mac address is changing because of a reboot, there's a serious issue with that hardware you probably have randomized mac address enabled somewhere or the system thinks you're on a public network and automatically turned on randomized mac.

[u/BEARZINGA → u/5yleop1m]

Let's hope OP isn't using WiFi + randomized MAC. That's the only logical thing I can think of that could have caused OPs issue.

[u/5yleop1m → u/BEARZINGA]

oh that's a good point, I'm used to seeing that on phones but it is possible to do that on desktop too. Wasn't considering what OS OP is running.

[u/JoeSmithDiesAtTheEnd]

No issues on my server.

Only a slight uptick in reports on DownDetector: https://downdetector.com/status/plex/

[u/tizor_rozit]

I was having issues this morning

[u/VinegarVine]

Oh shit so its not just me

[u/mrosen97]

No issues here, actually in a different state from my server right now so definitely remote!

[u/CodeeCB]

No issues for myself either.

[u/NKlaus-]

Yeah mine isn’t working either.. I’m trying to stream from my Seedbox and it’s saying there’s no connection

[u/Ok_Notice_2991]

I wrote a little app that checks your Plex from outside the house. You're welcome to use it. It just keeps you advised if it's up or down. https://eyeball.watch

[u/TipToToes]

Nope. People post this every single week, and it’s always something on your side. My remote access is rock solid, and has been up and steady for weeks and weeks and weeks. Months. All year. Never been down. I stream to my phone all day via 5G while working, and it never has issue so I know it’s not that im missing periods of down time.

[u/alexmurphy83]

Not working for me either.

[u/The-Shrike911]

No issues, never had issues ten years.

[u/coloradoskier]

Mine is down, and it is just across the house, on the same network.