Q-Droid 652 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Ah, I get it now. Providing an external IP in that field is what kept it from working. It looks like your router might allow restricting who can access those ports remotely (source IP). So it may accept a single IP, an IP list, range or perhaps a subnet. Leaving it empty allows everyone. I'm only guessing because the documentation I've found for it does not mention these options. But having that field in the form without tips/help can make things confusing. Glad it's working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14925 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Ah, I get it now. Providing an external IP in that field is what kept it from working. It looks like your router might allow restricting who can access those ports remotely (source IP). So it may accept a single IP, an IP list, range or perhaps a subnet. Leaving it empty allows everyone. I'm only guessing because the documentation I've found for it does not mention these options. But having that field in the form without tips/help can make things confusing. Glad it's working. Yep - I'll bet you're right as to the purpose of that field and him filling it in restricted access to only his IP which would block everything . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulson121591 5 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Ah, I get it now. Providing an external IP in that field is what kept it from working. It looks like your router might allow restricting who can access those ports remotely (source IP). So it may accept a single IP, an IP list, range or perhaps a subnet. Leaving it empty allows everyone. I'm only guessing because the documentation I've found for it does not mention these options. But having that field in the form without tips/help can make things confusing. Glad it's working. Its actually pretty horrible. I read the ENTIRE Manuel for this router, not only does it not explain this, it has NO MENTION of port forwarding at all I know this forum may make me look like an idiot who shouldn't be touching his router settings. However, while I lack knowledge in networks, I actually program in python as a hobby and i am generally pretty good with computers and problem solving. The fact that this took me days to figure out and that my original solution was not only incorrect, but also dangerous, was kinda a big blow to my ego. So again thanks for sticking it out and trying to get to the bottom of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwhodges 1532 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 There's nothing to be ashamed of (embarrassment is up to you). I started on computers in 1966, and as a career from 1971 (partly in support), and I still get caught out from time to time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soeyono 0 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 yeah emby terlalu rumit..untuk konek keserver susah sekali..gimana orang mau menikmati dengan enak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandal093 0 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 Why is it that Plex requires little setup to work, while Emby requires manipulating the router port just to connect from an outside device? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy2Play 8296 Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 9 minutes ago, Vandal093 said: Why is it that Plex requires little setup to work, while Emby requires manipulating the router port just to connect from an outside device? Sorry I don't follow as Plex has just as many requirements. But if you don't have point to point access (ie Direct) they become a relay/man in the middle and Emby does not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwhodges 1532 Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 To be fair, that article is about the machine running Plex, not the router (it explicitly says that at the top). The question really is whether you want to rely on Plex to act as a relay, and trust their security and performance, or prefer (the Emby way) to be responsible for your own system and its working. Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37097 Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 @Vandal093, don't you want a personal media server, and not one that routes all of your data through another company's cloud relay servers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubnex 0 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 On 10/7/2019 at 8:15 AM, paulson121591 said: see below i think this should clear it up yes this is correct Sorry let me update this to be as clear as possible. I hope I can help some one in the future On my router options I have a few boxes I can fill in 1."Custom service name" 2."Service" 3."Protocol" 4."External host" 5"External Port" 6."Internal host" 7."Internal Port" as shown here... So... the way i filled it out the first time was incorrect. I entered the "Remote access IP" that i got from the Emby dashboard into the "external IP" this was just a dumb mistake. see below for the CORRECT way to fill it out IF you have this router or something like it as you can see External host should be blank. I believe this is the correct way to have it AGAIN if anyone sees an issue with this please correct me also... If you come across this in the future please DO NOT take my earlier advice of putting your server into a DMZ I don't know how to delete a post but I would if I could. Hope this helps someone! Thanks for everyone's help Thank you so much!!!!! Its been months since I tried to solve the external issue with no avail. It took me quite a while to figure out everything but I saw you have the very same router as I do. Yes removing the external IP does the trick, I deleted even the rules from the firewall and it works now. Thank you thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37097 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Thanks for the feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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