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    Re: New to pfsense need help on port forwarding

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    • jahonixJ
      jahonix
      last edited by

      Did you -by any chance- enter a name instead of an IP somewhere (alias creation, rule, NAT)?

      You can do that, but the name resolution to an IP only gets updated once on startup or reset.
      That sounds like what you're experiencing.

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        nocer
        last edited by

        Hello,

        Why don't you just paste the screen shots of your nat/rules? That makes stories very much straight and easy.

        cheers,

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          Tib
          last edited by

          Otherwise the nat is work, if WAN ip is doesn't changed

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          • jahonixJ
            jahonix
            last edited by

            The field for "External address" should be set to 'interface IP' on all rules. Most of your entries don't show anything (colum: NAT IP:  (ext.: 66.77.88.99) )
            And delete the last rule, it is double.

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              nocer
              last edited by

              Hi.

              Oh well, indeed. The rules for port forwarding, you must need to set EXT IP for your WAN interface as jahonix pointed out.

              cheers,

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                Tib
                last edited by

                Hi

                But, i don't set external ip, becoulse that is always changing by ISP.

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                • jahonixJ
                  jahonix
                  last edited by

                  @Tib:

                  But, i don't set external ip, becoulse that is always changing by ISP.

                  Isn't THAT exactly your problem?  ???
                  When editing the rule you have to set the field to the drop down entry "External address". Then the IP change is handled for you. Automagically…

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                    Tib
                    last edited by

                    My problem is

                    If  the PPPoE connction is renew externalWAN ip of  my system, then the ALL forwarding rules is doesn't work.

                    I sent the screenshot, and what to do?

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                    • jahonixJ
                      jahonix
                      last edited by

                      As you see in the first picture you posted, in the NAT IP column there were no entries for (ext.: )
                      or wrong entries (ext.: any)

                      Set them to 'interface address' and it should work for you as well.
                      In the overview page the brackets must be automatically filled with your currently assigned IP then.

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                        Tib
                        last edited by

                        The wan ip is changing automaticaly, it's ok, but doesn't in the rules, although it has to….

                        thanks for help

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                        • jahonixJ
                          jahonix
                          last edited by

                          Which version of pfSense are you using?
                          Embedded or full install?

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                            Tib
                            last edited by

                            I use pfSense-1.2-BETA-1 with full install, not embedded

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                              nocer
                              last edited by

                              There's much more decent version(s) available.

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                              • jahonixJ
                                jahonix
                                last edited by

                                I seem to remember that there were PPPoE problems in an early 1.2 version.
                                Update to 1.2-release or one of the 1.2.1RCs and see if your problem goes away is my best bet.

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