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UBUNTU PLEX MEDIA SERVER CONNECTIONS HOW TO
UBUNTU PLEX MEDIA SERVER CONNECTIONS PORTABLE
UBUNTU PLEX MEDIA SERVER CONNECTIONS PRO

I’ve managed to use the create_ap to create the access point from THE SERVER, however while the Google TV device can see the access point SSID, it cannot connect.

UBUNTU PLEX MEDIA SERVER CONNECTIONS HOW TO

How to use wifi & enable hotspot at the same time

I’ve searched the net for guides on how to do this, and the one that seems closest are the following: I am only unsure how to set up the WiFi AND create the access point at the same time. Creating a wireless access point from my WiFi connection Edit: Except when I try this on a Lenovo laptop, the external USB SSD does not want to boot. And I can setup the Plex Server no problems.

UBUNTU PLEX MEDIA SERVER CONNECTIONS PRO

I have tested the surface pro 4 booting from the external SSD. I have already created a bootable ubuntu on external SSD. So what I need is to configure the to connect THE SERVER to the internet using the hotel WiFi, and at the same time provide an access point so that the Google TV device connects to THE SERVER in order to watch the plex videos. For ease of this post, I will call the Plex Media Server on Ubuntu, booted from the external SSD as THE SERVER.

UBUNTU PLEX MEDIA SERVER CONNECTIONS PORTABLE

My use case: is to have this portable Plex Media Server (on ubuntu) booted from external (2TB) SSD on my laptop (currently a Surface Pro 4), and to watch videos on the hotel room TV using a Google TV or Roku device connected to the TV via HDMI. And when I want to switch off work, I want to boot into ubuntu.

Why an external SSD bootable with ubuntu? Well, my travelling laptop will likely be a Windows machine (as I carry work with me).

I can use Windows (which I use at work) or MacOS (for personal home use), but I want a reason to use & learn ubuntu / linux – hence, using it for the Plex Media Server as a start.

Why ubuntu? I am a ubuntu amateur, and I just want to further my knowledge on ubuntu.

Don’t want to incur network charges also on some occasions I find internet access when travelling either bad or non existent.

I don’t want to stream over the network from my home Plex Server.

I want to have a Plex Media Server without depending on Internet access with me when I travel.

My background is in Finance, so there you go. I have zero background in IT or networking. I want to create a portable Plex Media Server on an External SSD running ubuntu.įirstly – I must emphasise that my ubuntu / linux knowledge is very minimal. An on-going ubuntu experiment and learning experience for me.