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    Bypassing the firewall/NAT specific servers on the network

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      ezzadin
      last edited by

      Hello,

      I have done some research on this and I think that what I want to do is possible but I would like some advise please

      I'm currently using pfsense 1.2.1. 1:1 NATing and Virtual IPs. /24 from my ISP

      There are three VoIP servers that I don't want them to be behind a NAT and I want, for those servers, to bypass the firewall completely. So I want pfsense to act as router only, again only for VoIP servers.

      what would be the best way to do this? do I just put the servers on DMZ? assuming that I have enough Network ports on Pfsense, can I just assign a Public IP address to the Server and then create a rule for that IP to leave via my WAN.

      Thanks

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        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
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        If you want them to be in the same subnet as your WAN, they would have to be on a new interface off your router (Like the DMZ you mention) that is bridged to WAN.

        That way you can apply filter rules, and they can use the IPs directly.

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          ezzadin
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          Thank you…

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