Hi everyone,

 

My company recently relocated but i think the IT guy is blocking some ports that were not blocked before.

 

I cannot access my unraid server remotely or access my Plexamp library which are on port 32400 and unraid is on 31500

 

What are my options to circumvent this?

First- don't piss off the work IT guy

Second- I hope you don't have Unraid exposed to the internet

 

As for the service ports, just use a port that's accessible and have your router/firewall re-direct it to your service's port

Just now, Michael_P said:

First- don't piss off the work IT guy

Second- I hope you don't have Unraid exposed to the internet

 

As for the service ports, just use a port that's accessible and have your router/firewall re-direct it to your service's port

 

Haha the IT guy he's alright! unRaid definitely isn't exposed to the internet.

 

Spotify is accessible and I believe they use port 4070 if I am not mistaken? So basically I would change this port on plex from 32400 to 4070 and forward this port on my ubiquiti setup?

It may just be as simple as finding a port that works.  Plex is a bit more complex, and your IT is more likely using a DNS blocking service, such as OpenDNS.

 

For me, I bought a cheap domain from Google.  I didn't change anything in my Plex docker (standard ports, host network).  I run NPM, points to the local address and port with a LetsEncrypt SSL certificate.  Cloudflare is set up with a CNAME for my Plex subdomain, DNS Only.  I can enter plex.mydomain.com in a browser and access Plex at work as if I was on any other network.

 

Now, if I only could do the same with MyServers... 😒

Edited October 23, 20223 yr by ConnerVT

3 hours ago, ConnerVT said:

I can enter plex.mydomain.com in a browser and access Plex at work as if I was on any other network.

 

If they're blocking it at DNS, Plex still does the authentication so there's that

OpenDNS, especially the Enterprise products, is more than just a simple DNS blocking.  They filter against a large database of URL/domains, ports, etc.

 

I work for a electronic component manufacturer.  I sometimes get blocked when trying to read a news story of hardware review, as some gaming sites get blocked.  I recognize the screen displayed saying it is blocked based on "company guidelines" as being from OpenDNS (I had used their free offerings a bunch of years ago).

 

My insignificant, low usage personal URL flies below their radar.  Free dynamic URL such as ddns.net get blocked.