My mid-2017 AVA Direct gaming desktop PC runs Elementary OS 5 "Juno" 64 bit GNU/Linux which is based off of Ubuntu 18.04.1 64 bit LTS. I installed and licensed JRiver Media Center 24.0.61 64 bit and I figured out the required network port forwarding rules to permit remote access to my media server from my mid-2016 Acer Predator 17X (GX-791) and mid-2017 ASUS ROG STRIX GL702ZC gaming notebook PCs running the same desktop operating system and JRiver versions. When I disconnect my AVA Direct from VPNSecure.Me or one of my three virtual private network subscriptions, I can connect to my media server just fine over HTTP or HTTPS via SSL. When my AVA Direct is connected to a VPN, both of my gaming notebook PCs and JRiver software can not connect to my media server. I researched the VPNSecure.Me support page to find information on how to use network port forwarding for their service, but it is not available. Both the GNOME network manager and the VPNSecure.Me GNU/Linux desktop client do not allow for network port forwarding rules to be set and to work while connected to a VPN gateway server.
I just came home after visiting Starbucks coffee shop here in Nutley, New Jersey in the United States of America to test JRiver. My three gaming PCs have Teamviewer 14 beta running all of the time and I used it to connect to and to disconnect from VPNSecure.Me on my AVA Direct in my bedroom in my apartment at home. When it is connected to a VPN, JRiver can not connect to my media server at home from one of my gaming notebook PCs.
I thought that the JRiver media key would resolve this technical issue by making it easier to connect to my media server at home regardless of whether it is connected to a VPN gateway server or not. That is not the case. Can someone help me to figure out how to use JRiver Media Center to connect to my media server at home while my AVA Direct is connected to a VPN gateway server at the same time? Thank you.