problem using pia vpn with plex media server

[ayumifanshawn]

im trying to have all traffic go threw the vpn minus a alias block of ips that i dont for smart tvs with netflix
this is working i have the tvs bypassing the vpn traffic and computers are using it but when i set a static ip address from this pool using the methods listed below it simply does not work. the server still has the vpn ip address and plex seys its not reachable for remote access. ive even tried with a fresh reinstall of pf sense as well.

what am i missing or what do they have wrong?

i have followed both of these guides to the letter with no success
https://forum.netgate.com/topic/113586/guide-pfsense-with-private-internet-access-and-plex/4
and
https://blog.linuxserver.io/2017/05/01/how-to-run-pfsense-with-pia-vpn-but-still-use-plex-remote-access/

pf sense version
2.3.4-RELEASE-p1 (i386)
built on Fri Jul 14 14:53:03 CDT 2017
FreeBSD 10.3-RELEASE-p19

server is running window's server 2012 r2
firewall is off and no virus protection of any kind is running.

thanks for any input this has drove me crazy for 8 hours!