Plex and Qnap and VPN

spikemixture · Post by **spikemixture** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 10:05 pm

I have an ISP static IP.
An Asus RT-AC88U router
A TVS-1282
Plex server on the NAS.
And PIA VPN account.

I have the VPN setup and works on the Qnap and the Router (currently NAS VPN is running but not set to "Use VPN as NAS Default Gateway)( router vpn disconnected)
PMS currently streams remotely but not when either the router or the NAS has VPN turned on.

Suggestions please

dolbyman · Post by **dolbyman** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 10:40 pm

vpn into your lan (need to setup vpn server on the asus) ..that should work

gggplaya · Post by **gggplaya** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 10:43 pm

I purchased a LenovoM73 (core i5 4570T) to run Plex, it works great for 2 CPU transcoded 1080p streams and only uses 14watts at idle.

I mention this because that's the simplest solution. Run Plex on a separate PC using shares mounted on the PC from your NAS with no VPN on the plex server. Then run VPN on your NAS like normal.

You might be able to use a Virtual machine to run plex on a separate LAN port and routed using virtual switch, but i'm not sure how the performance would be. Someone else would have to chime in here.

spikemixture · Post by **spikemixture** » Tue Sep 11, 2018 1:28 pm

gggplaya wrote:I purchased a LenovoM73 (core i5 4570T) to run Plex, it works great for 2 CPU transcoded 1080p streams and only uses 14watts at idle.

I mention this because that's the simplest solution. Run Plex on a separate PC using shares mounted on the PC from your NAS with no VPN on the plex server. Then run VPN on your NAS like normal.

You might be able to use a Virtual machine to run plex on a separate LAN port and routed using virtual switch, but i'm not sure how the performance would be. Someone else would have to chime in here.

Yep I get that and can do that (I have a NUC i7 that was my server). But I bought this big motha to do everything.

spikemixture · Post by **spikemixture** » Mon Sep 17, 2018 12:49 pm

dolbyman wrote:vpn into your lan (need to setup vpn server on the asus) ..that should work

Thanks will try that.

I will ask another question in a new post about tunneling as it might be missed here....

spikemixture · Post by **spikemixture** » Mon Sep 17, 2018 2:04 pm

dolbyman wrote:vpn into your lan (need to setup vpn server on the asus) ..that should work

Ok have setup VPN SERVER on my Asus
Then used the ovpn file created on the Asus when setting up the VPN client on the NAS - did not connect !

dolbyman · Post by **dolbyman** » Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:28 pm

vpn server on the asus is to connect from external

phone ...tablet....etc while outside your network

connecting the nas vpnclient to your asus server (while both are in the same network), makes no sense

gggplaya · Post by **gggplaya** » Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:34 pm

The idea of using a VPN is to tunnel into your home network, essentially so your computer thinks it's on your home network. Once tunneled in, the experience should be the same as if you were at home, albeit at reduced bandwidth. That ovpn file is supposed to be used on your computer, you shouldn't have to touch your NAS at all.

spikemixture · Post by **spikemixture** » Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:47 pm

Thank you gentlemen , I am slowly understanding..

spikemixture · Post by **spikemixture** » Mon Sep 17, 2018 10:32 pm

spikemixture wrote:
dolbyman wrote:vpn into your lan (need to setup vpn server on the asus) ..that should work

I have set PIA as a vpn client on the Asus.

It works but plex disconnects !!

dolbyman · Post by **dolbyman** » Mon Sep 17, 2018 10:42 pm

I would use merlin firmware (on the asus) and selective routing

run your p2p program in a container or vm ,that route all traffic from that vm through a pia vpn tunnel established by the router (with killswitch on tunnel fail)

gggplaya · Post by **gggplaya** » Mon Sep 17, 2018 10:54 pm

Do all the devices on your network need VPN??

If you only need your NAS to have anonymity, then I would just use the VPN client on the NAS and leave the router's internet alone. Using VPN from your PC into your router should work at that point.

dolbyman · Post by **dolbyman** » Mon Sep 17, 2018 10:57 pm

selective routing (as the name implies) is vpn for selected network clients only ...works great

and in contrast to qnap (afaik) supports a killswitch .. so if the tunnel fails,you dont start p2p on your plain ip, exposing yourself to authorities

spikemixture · Post by **spikemixture** » Tue Sep 18, 2018 12:20 am

I cannot get me head around VPN clients and servers.

My NAS and my Router have both.

Currently I have PIA setup as a "client" on the NAS.

It says it's connected!

I then have an option to "Use VPN as NAS Default Gateway" on or off
What does that do? or what is the benefit?
If that is clicked ON I then have this option
"Allow other networks devices in the same subnet to connect to the VPN through the NAS" ticked or not.
If i do Plex will not work remotely!

When is the server used ?
And when is the client used?

spikemixture · Post by **spikemixture** » Tue Sep 18, 2018 12:21 am

dolbyman wrote:selective routing (as the name implies) is vpn for selected network clients only ...works great

and in contrast to qnap (afaik) supports a killswitch .. so if the tunnel fails,you dont start p2p on your plain ip, exposing yourself to authorities

Does the merlin firmware do "Mesh"

I have 2 Ausus routers "meshed" together

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