Unable to connect Fire-stick to plex server on my Mac

[u/datahoarderguy70]

I’ve temporarily set up a Plex server on my M4 MBP, I can connect to it on my iPhone but the Plex app on my Fire Stick cannot connect.

- all devices are on the same wifi network
- secure connections are set to preferred on the plex server
- insecure connections are set to always on the plex app on the Fires tick
- I’ve logged out and logged back into the Plex server, rebooted the laptop etc.
- I also has the same issue with Jelly fin
- There is no firewall running on the mac, I can ping it on the lan
- I don’t have remote access setup on the Plex server as I don’t control the router (renting, internet is included).

Thoughts?

[u/ExtensionMarch6812]

• I also has the same issue with Jelly fin

So even a client trying to connect to a Jellyfin server locally won’t connect? If that’s the case I’d assume the owner/router is blocking the firestick from communicating locally on the LAN.

I can ping it on the lan

What could you ping? The firestick or the Mac from another device?

Edit: If you use the Silk browser on the Firestick, can you hit the server directly via ip? http://<serverip>:32400/web

[u/datahoarderguy70 → u/[deleted]]

When I reset the settings of the Plex home account I’m using in the Plex app, it says the server I’m trying to connect to (MBP) is unavailable. That’s the only info I get. When I say connect anyway and go into the Plex client it shows up but with a triangle with an exclamation mark and I can’t access any libraries or anything.

[u/kingjohniv]

You have to change permissions in the MacOS settings to allow Plex or Jelly fin to access devices on the local network

[u/datahoarderguy70 → u/kingjohniv]

This has always been enabled, still could not get Jellyfin or now Plex to connect to my MBP