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      pst @droidus
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      @droidus Make sure you have NAT configured as well. Port 51820 needs to be forwarded, something like this

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        droidus @pst
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        @pst Maybe that's what I am missing. I don't have one for wg. What is port 51825? Is something listening there? How do I know which port to put there?

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        Sorry, actually I do. Under the Outbound tab:
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          pst @droidus
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          @droidus when I read your original question I assumed you had problems connecting from outside the firewall to your local network (via a phone for example). For this scenario you need a port mapping as I suggested. In my case port 51825 is the listening port for the configured WG tunnel used for incoming / remote access. If you have outgoing WG tunnels you need to use a different port number for the incoming / remote access (WG might already reject any attempt to use the same ports though).

          If you are having problems with outgoing WG tunnels you don't need the port mapping I suggested. But the outgoing mapping should specify your WG interface, not the WAN as your picture shows.

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            droidus @pst
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            @pst I followed the following, and it fixed it for me: https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/recipes/wireguard-client.html#firewall-rules.

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              pst @droidus
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              @droidus glad you got it sorted out :)

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                Bob.Dig LAYER 8 @pst
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                @pst said in Unable to connect to wireguard:

                Make sure you have NAT configured as well. Port 51820 needs to be forwarded, something like this

                Why? This is not needed at all.

                @droidus Don't use manual outbound NAT, use hybrid instead. For WireGuard alone even automatic will do.

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                  pst @Bob.Dig
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                  @Bob-Dig said in Unable to connect to wireguard:

                  Why? This is not needed at all.

                  No? The port forwarding has been there since I set up WG a long time ago so I haven't really considered its validity. But if I disable the port forwarding I can't browse on the phone, so I think I'll keep it. Glad you can manage without it.

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                    droidus @Bob.Dig
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                    @Bob-Dig Why shouldn't I use Manual? I tried Hybrid and Automatic, and (Internal) sites no longer load for me.

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                      Bob.Dig LAYER 8 @droidus
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                      @droidus said in Unable to connect to wireguard:

                      @Bob-Dig Why shouldn't I use Manual? I tried Hybrid and Automatic, and (Internal) sites no longer load for me.

                      If you know what you are doing, do it. But if something is not working...

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                        droidus @Bob.Dig
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                        @Bob-Dig So I reverted to manual (did a restore) since hybrid and automatic were not working, and it is broken now.

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