Methods and systems for proxy relay implementation for client-server connections over wide area network

A method comprising:

• sending a first request for streamed content from a client to a placeshifting device;
• in response to a denial of the first request, sending a second request for the streamed content from the client to a relay proxy service over a first connection on a first port;
• sending the second request from the relay proxy service to a relay instance over a second connection on a second port, wherein the second port is in a regular port range;
• sending the second request from the relay instance to the placeshifting device over a third connection on a third port, wherein the third port is in a nonstandard port range;
• and
• sending a response to the second request from the placeshifting device to the client over the third connection, the second connection, and the first connection.

A system for bypassing firewall restrictions to stream media, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• a non-transitory memory in communication with the processor and configured to store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• sending a first request for streamed content from a client and addressed to a placeshifting device;
• in response to a denial of the first request, sending a second request for the streamed content from the client to a relay proxy service over a first connection on a first port;
• sending the second request from the relay proxy service to a relay instance over a second connection on a second port, wherein the second port is in a regular port range;
• sending the second request from the relay instance to the placeshifting device over a third connection on a third port, wherein the third port is in a nonstandard port range;
• and
• sending a response to the second request from the placeshifting device to the client over the third connection, the second connection, and the first connection.