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    Port Forward does not work..

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      viragomann @root1ng
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      @root1ng
      So I assume, you're not sure, if the desired traffic is even forwarded to your public IP. It could be blocked by the ISP.
      BTW, do you even have a real public IP? And if, is it assigned to pfSense WAN interface (ONT in bridge mode)?

      If yes, sniff the WAN traffic to ensure, that the traffic is even forward to pfSense.
      Diagnostic > Packet Capture
      Select the WAN interface
      In the "untagged filter" section at port number select "all off" and enter "9987|30033". This capture both.
      Hit start and try to access your server from the internet.

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        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @root1ng
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        @root1ng I don't see any hits on either of those rules that allow for your port forwards to port 9987 and 30033

        First step in troubleshooting a port forward or any wan side firewall rule is validate the traffic actually gets to pfsense, go to like can you see me . org and send some traffic. Be it you allow it or forward it or not.. You should see that traffic in your packet capture.

        For example just sent some traffic to port 9987 like your forward, as you can see from packet capture on my wan pfsense actually sees this traffic.

        sniff.jpg

        If pfsense never sees the traffic no amount of firewall rules or forwards would ever work.

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          Bob.Dig LAYER 8 @johnpoz
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          @johnpoz said in Port Forward does not work..:

          If pfsense never sees the traffic no amount of firewall rules or forwards would ever work.

          For him it is UDP but right. For testing do something with TCP.

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            NogBadTheBad @Bob.Dig
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            @Bob-Dig Oops forgot about the order 👍

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              Bob.Dig LAYER 8 @Bob.Dig
              last edited by Bob.Dig

              @Bob-Dig said in Port Forward does not work..:

              For testing do something with TCP.

              Because it is more easy I have to add. 😉

              For instance, while it is showing as stealth because there is no service running on that port, I still see that the rule was triggered.

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                root1ng LAYER 8 @johnpoz
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                @johnpoz said in Port Forward does not work..:

                @root1ng I don't see any hits on either of those rules that allow for your port forwards to port 9987 and 30033

                First step in troubleshooting a port forward or any wan side firewall rule is validate the traffic actually gets to pfsense, go to like can you see me . org and send some traffic. Be it you allow it or forward it or not.. You should see that traffic in your packet capture.

                For example just sent some traffic to port 9987 like your forward, as you can see from packet capture on my wan pfsense actually sees this traffic.

                If pfsense never sees the traffic no amount of firewall rules or forwards would ever work.

                30033 TCP seems to work, 9987 UDP doesn't and I don't understand why, all ports are open from ISP

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                  viragomann @root1ng
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                  @root1ng
                  The port checker might only be able to do TCP checks.

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                    Bob.Dig LAYER 8 @root1ng
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                    @root1ng said in Port Forward does not work..:

                    30033 TCP seems to work,

                    That does look good.

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                      root1ng LAYER 8 @Bob.Dig
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                      @Bob-Dig said in Port Forward does not work..:

                      That does look good

                      Yes, but the main one is 9987 .. and for now it still doesn't work.

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                        Bob.Dig LAYER 8 @root1ng
                        last edited by Bob.Dig

                        @root1ng said in Port Forward does not work..:

                        Yes, but the main one is 9987 .. and for now it still doesn't work.

                        Maybe your proxmox Firewall is blocking UDP?

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                          root1ng LAYER 8 @Bob.Dig
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                          @Bob-Dig said in Port Forward does not work..:

                          Maybe your proxmox Firewall is blocking UDP?

                          All firewalls are disabled.. tell me where to check and I'll come back

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                            viragomann @root1ng
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                            @root1ng said in Port Forward does not work..:

                            Yes, but the main one is 9987 .. and for now it still doesn't work.

                            As long as there is no service listening on this port at TCP, the access won't succeed naturally.
                            Your backend is listening at UDP 9987 and UDP probably cannot be probed with the port checker.

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                              root1ng LAYER 8 @viragomann
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                              @viragomann said in Port Forward does not work..:

                              As long as there is no service listening on this port at TCP, the access won't succeed naturally.
                              Your backend is listening at UDP 9987 and UDP probably cannot be probed with the port checker.

                              I changed from UDP to TCP and I still can't access it with the port checker, I still get a timeout.

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                                viragomann @root1ng
                                last edited by

                                @root1ng
                                On the backend? And does it work from inside with TCP?

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                                  root1ng LAYER 8 @viragomann
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                                  @viragomann said in Port Forward does not work..:

                                  @root1ng
                                  On the backend? And does it work from inside with TCP?

                                  Not working ..

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                                    viragomann @root1ng
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                                    @root1ng
                                    So I don“t expect it to work from outside.

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                                      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @viragomann
                                      last edited by johnpoz

                                      @viragomann said in Port Forward does not work..:

                                      The port checker might only be able to do TCP checks.

                                      Yeah can you see me can only do TCP.. you would have to use something that can send udp..

                                      Here is one..

                                      https://www.ipvoid.com/udp-port-scan/

                                      udp.jpg

                                      But if when testing and tcp gets there via packet capture - its a good sign that udp is open as well. But yeah its never bad idea to actually validate

                                      My bad for not noticing 9987 was setup for udp..

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                                        root1ng LAYER 8 @johnpoz
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                                        @johnpoz said in Port Forward does not work..:

                                        @viragomann said in Port Forward does not work..:

                                        The port checker might only be able to do TCP checks.

                                        Yeah can you see me can only do TCP.. you would have to use something that can send udp..

                                        Here is one..

                                        https://www.ipvoid.com/udp-port-scan/

                                        udp.jpg

                                        But if when testing and tcp gets there via packet capture - its a good sign that udp is open as well. But yeah its never bad idea to actually validate

                                        My bad for not noticing 9987 was setup for udp..

                                        In the packet capture log, only 30033 appears with the public ip, 9987 appears open on the last tool provided by you but does not appear in the log, I don't understand why it doesn't work

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                                          root1ng LAYER 8 @johnpoz
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                                          @johnpoz

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                                          It seems that it finally appears, but I still can't connect to the teamspeak server using the public ip

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                                            viragomann @root1ng
                                            last edited by

                                            @root1ng
                                            Sniffing the traffic is the way to investigate this and to nail down the issue.
                                            Run a capture on the WAN. If you can see the expected packets there, run a capture on the LAN side.

                                            However, it's required to know, which packets this service requires to work before.

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