SOLVED: Can't connect to server

[en33-08]

Hi everyone,

I'm pretty much new to all this. I had Plex but decided to switch over to Jellyfin, especially because of the Android app being free and all.

The issue is that I can't seem to connect to my server, which is running on my Windows 11 Pc, at all. I can connect to the server locally through the browser on the same PC but the Android app on my tablet? Doesn't work.

Windows firewall has private and public already chechmarked & I tried port forwarding on router site. Didn't work.

I don't know what else I can try because I'm not really knowledgeable about all this.

I thank in advance!

[TheDreadPirate]

Click Start > type Resource Monitor > click on the Network tab > expand the Listening Ports table. Find jellyfin.exe and tell us what it says for the Firewall Status column.

[en33-08]

It says "Allowed, not restricted".

Is it correct that the protocol is UDP and the Port is something else than 8096 (I haven't changed the port on the server)?

[TheDreadPirate]

8096 - TCP - Main port for Jellyfin
1900 - UDP - DLNA
7359 - UDP - Service Discovery

You mentioned "public and private" on the firewall. Which firewall is the NIC using? Is your NIC set to private or public? Should be set to private.

[en33-08]

I'm sorry but I don't know what NIC means. Could you maybe explain that so I can respond accordingly?

I can tell you that Jellyfin is set to public and private on the standard Windows Firewall. Should it only be private and not public?

[TheDreadPirate]

Network Interface Controller.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/wind...%20Private.

This guide says WiFi, but it applies if your PC is connected over wired.

[en33-08]

Ah I see. My NIC is currently set to public. Are there any security risks or similar to setting to private? Also should I set Jellyfin to be only private on the firewall?

[Bw00d21]

what are you typing in as your Server address on the app?

it should look something like 192.168.1.X:8096

If that's what you're typing, is the tablet and windows PC on the same network?

[TheDreadPirate]

It should be set to private. There are no security concerns.

[en33-08]

Well, I set both my NIC and firewall setting for Jellyfin to be private but it still does not work.

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Yes, I typing something similar to that but it does not work and obviously they are on the same network.