pfsense - interface over VPN and dedicated game server port forwarding
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Hello
I just set up separate interface over Nord VPN only to run there PC for dedicated game servers on WindowsGSM.
How do I make that server visible outside of my network?
F.E. Game requires ports 17777 UDP and 27015 UDP to be forwarded. -
@Randy_T your VPN provider must support port mappings. As far I remember Nord VPN does not support it.
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Thanks for valuable info!
I'm having hell of a time trying to open the ports even without VPN.
I have separated interface just for the server but can not make it forward the ports. -
@Randy_T said in pfsense - interface over VPN and dedicated game server port forwarding:
I'm having hell of a time trying to open the ports even without VPN.
Ensure that your WAN is accessible from the internet. First of all this requires a public IP address.
Do you have a public address on pfSense WAN?If there is a router in front of pfSense and this one owns the public IP, you need to forward the traffic to pfSense WAN first.
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@viragomann
There's no router before pfsense.
Only the gate with optic fiber to LAN -
@Randy_T If you have a public ip (static or dynamic?), just create the port forward rule and the associated PASS firewall rule on WAN, this last is crucial because pfSense by default will block unsolecited incoming traffic.
Maybe it is better if you post some screenshots just to let us see if everything is ok.
Again if your VPN doesn't support port forwarding you cannot use the VPN interface.If the WAN IP changes you need to use a DDNS service to keep your gaming server IP updated.