Plex Add-on GUI access issue

[CharlieWayne]

Hello All. First time poster here and I have become stumped with an install.

Issue: My issue is that when I try to access the Plex Plugin on a web browser (I.E or Chrome), nothing will load and the browser will timeout.

My Setup: I am running the ESXi 5.1 with Freenas 9.2.1.8. My NIC is a 4 port Intel NIC


Plex has been installed into a jail, assigned an IP of 192.168.1.3, and is ping-able with No packet loss. The Plugin Status from within the Jail is "Running". From my Vsphere Client I set the Network settings to Promiscuous Mode.

Tried looking up several other posts but found nothign that helped. A Google search did turn up something that another user did in shell command, but I dont understand this.

http://www.wordpress.lonbil.co.uk/2013/10/installing-plex-freenas/

Any help would be greatful.

CharlieWayne

 

[SweetAndLow]

http://192.168.1.3:32400/manage doesn't work?

 

[CharlieWayne]

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http://192.168.1.3:32400/manage doesn't work?

Yeah, I tried that and no response in chrome or I.E.

Within freenas on the drop down plugin panel, I click on PlexMediaPlayer and a pop-up window comes up. I disable security and click on the "here" hyperlink to the web address you cite above.

That's when the browser times out.

 

[CharlieWayne]

Anyone else have any suggestions? I'm lost with what else I might do or whats wrong.

Thanks.

CharlieWayne

 

[Joshua Parker Ruehlig]

you could run 'sockstat' in the jail to verify plex is listening on the expected port.

 

[SweetAndLow]

I think you are having this issue because of esxi. Figure out how to bridge a jail ip through esxi and I think you will have your solution. I have to clue how to do this so I can't be

 

[CharlieWayne]

Blah ... Ok, so i think I found the issue. The status of the jail was "Running" but when I later checked the status of the plugin, it was "Off".

So of course one I initiated the plugin, the web GUI became accessible.

Thanks for your input.