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      GameHoundsDev
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      Hello, I have the following network layout: PFSense > Server > Proxmox > VM's

      I am trying to allow internal VM to communicate with another VM for email servers and other servers via domain names.

      Example: I have a VM for a forums, I want it to be able to use mail.domainname.com to communicate with the Email VM on the same proxmox/pfsense installation network

      Does anyone have any tutorials or instructions on how to setup i think 1:1 nat to enable this? If its not 1:1 nat what is it? Sorry i am new to nat stuff.

      Any help would be awesome, Thanks.

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        GameHoundsDev @GameHoundsDev
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        @GameHoundsDev Sorry looking to setup Hairpinning i think.

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          SteveITS Galactic Empire @GameHoundsDev
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          @GameHoundsDev I think you want https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/recipes/port-forwards-from-local-networks.html

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            GameHoundsDev @SteveITS
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            @SteveITS Do you think splitdns will mess anything up if i set it up?

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              Patch @GameHoundsDev
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              @GameHoundsDev said in allow access from internal device to another internal device:

              I am trying to allow internal VM to communicate with another VM

              You need both

              1. Ethernet level 2 connection. This is most easily done by having them on the same LAN. Within Proxmox that is done most easily by having them on the same bridge (the virtual equivalent of a physical Ethernet switch)

              2. IP routing (if you intend to use a WAN IP to access a local LAN device). Look at NAT reflection

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