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bho45666
Nov 19, 2021Aspirant
Orbi port forwarding not working
Hi, I am trying to set up port forwarding on my Orbi AX4200. The purpose is to set up remote access to my Plex server running on a Synology NAS, which is connected to one of the satellites of my...
Mikey94025
Nov 19, 2021Hero
Sorry, I don't see what else could be wrong. This post reported similar Plex port forwarding difficulties but did not post a solution: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-WiFi-6-AX-and-WiFi-6E-AXE/Port-Forwarding-Not-Working/td-p/2108524
One thing is check that your Plex server port 32400 is really running per: https://support.plex.tv/articles/200931138-troubleshooting-remote-access/. Are you able to access your Plex server within your own network via this internal IP address and port 32400?
bho45666
Nov 20, 2021Aspirant
Yes, I can access the plex server internally via web browser (<name of nas>:32400) and also via the plex app on my phone. In both cases I see my personal library.