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    How to open port 6879

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    • C Offline
      craibo
      last edited by

      Here are the Screenshots, Sorry this is my first attempt at firewall rules and NAT.

      Thanks

      ![Firewall Rule.JPG](/public/imported_attachments/1/Firewall Rule.JPG)
      ![Firewall Rule.JPG_thumb](/public/imported_attachments/1/Firewall Rule.JPG_thumb)
      ![NAT Rule.JPG](/public/imported_attachments/1/NAT Rule.JPG)
      ![NAT Rule.JPG_thumb](/public/imported_attachments/1/NAT Rule.JPG_thumb)

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      • GruensFroeschliG Offline
        GruensFroeschli
        last edited by

        The rules look good.
        How exactly does the "it does not work" behave?
        What does not work?
        Are inbound connections not possible?
        What client are you using?

        We do what we must, because we can.

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          craibo
          last edited by

          Sorry pfSense 1.2RC3

          i'm using Azureus and when i test the port i get the Error message

          "Testing port 6879 …
          NAT Error - Connect attempt to 198.54.202.250:6879 (your computer) timed out after 20 seconds. This means your port is probably closed
          Proxy IP is '10.0.0.11' but this is a local address ('Forwarded-For' request header was '10.0.0.11, 41.245.137.251, 198.54.202.22')."

          tried the Upnp too but that didn't work either.

          Thanks

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          • GruensFroeschliG Offline
            GruensFroeschli
            last edited by

            Are you behind a Proxy? Because –> Proxy IP is '10.0.0.11' but this is a local address ('Forwarded-For' request header was '10.0.0.11, 41.245.137.251, 198.54.202.22')."

            Somehow i see here multiple public IPs.
            In your rule-screenshots your public IP is 41.245.137.251
            But the NAT-test was made on 198.54.202.22
            I think you have a more complex setup than just: WAN - pfSense - LAN
            Could you provide more information?

            We do what we must, because we can.

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            • jahonixJ Offline
              jahonix
              last edited by

              Tram, your computer is 10.0.0.11 and your pfSense is 10.0.0.1, right?
              NAT and rules have to point to the PC with the client software, not the router itself.

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                craibo
                last edited by

                It is a WAN - pfsense - LAN Setup

                no other complications.
                198.54.202.22 is the IP that i'm trying to connect to, it is not my WAN IP 41.245.137.251
                The IP 10.0.0.11 is the static IP which is assigned to My PC by the DHCP on pfSense

                So
                LAN 10.0.0.11, WAN 41.245.137.251, External IP I'm trying to connect to 198.54.202.22

                Needs to be open inbound and outbound traffic

                does that help??

                I did notice that i changed it to 10.0.0.11 but still fails

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                • GruensFroeschliG Offline
                  GruensFroeschli
                  last edited by

                  ah now i see.
                  in your NAT-rule your destination for the forwarding is 10.0.0.1. That means you forward the port to the LAN IP of your pfSense.
                  There has to be 10.0.0.11 (if that is the IP of your Computer on which Azureus is running)
                  If you change the rule after the initial creation you have to change the corresponding firewall rule too.

                  We do what we must, because we can.

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                    craibo
                    last edited by

                    Ok both NAT and firewall rules have been changed they no use 10.0.0.11 But still the same error message.

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                      craibo
                      last edited by

                      Ok my uploading is working there is no problem there how ever it still says there is a NAT problem on my download side. can any one help me with this??

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                      • R Offline
                        rsw686
                        last edited by

                        Azureus works fine with UPnP. I use that combination all the time. Testing the port shows OK. You should try removing the port mappings and using UPnP. In Azureus check the Plugins menu -> Log Views -> UPnP. If you can't get it to work copy paste that log here, copy/paste the UPnP Status page mappings in pfSense, and provide me with the UPnP settings in pfSense.

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