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    After replacing my Dylink router with Pfsense I can no longer RDP to my Windows

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    • K
      kejianshi
      last edited by

      Damn that guy can type fast….

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      • J
        j601
        last edited by

        Thank you Guy - will try and get back to you soon with outcome.

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        • J
          j601
          last edited by

          Hi Guys,

          I changed TCP to TCP/UDP and rebooted pfSense.  Same outcome.

          The WAN port is picking up a Public IP and the RDP  request is visible in the pfSense Log with a green triangle next to it  … but I can not trace it to the State Table.

          Any ideas?

          Thank you

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          • K
            kejianshi
            last edited by

            Try it from something other than a cell based connection.

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            • DerelictD
              Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
              last edited by

              Filtering Diagnostics > States on :3389 while attempting to connect should certainly show something.

              I know you state it worked with the d-link, but are you sure the target server has pfSense as its default gateway?  Are you sure it's not a software firewall issue on the target server?

              Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
              A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
              DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
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              • J
                j601
                last edited by

                Hi Derelict

                Thank you for pointing me in the right direction.

                I stated that I did not make any changes on my network and obviously I had to make one simple but very important change.

                D-Link was on IP 192.168.1.1 and pfSense is on 192.168.1.3.  On the Server the Gateway was 192.168.1.1. The Workstation that I use I have a static IP.  When I connected pfSense I changed the gateway to point to 192.168.1.3. I intended to go and make the change on the Server.  You reminded me to do just that.

                Changed the Gateway on the Server and the RDP connection works!

                A beginner’s mistake is fixed.

                Thank you again,

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                • chpalmerC
                  chpalmer
                  last edited by

                  @doktornotor:

                  You need TCP+UDP for RDP.

                  I never have any UDP rules for RDP..  Just TCP.

                  :o

                  Triggering snowflakes one by one..
                  Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4590T CPU @ 2.00GHz on an M400 WG box.

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                    doktornotor Banned
                    last edited by

                    You can see what's being use like this:

                    (UDP being used since RDP 8.0 - W7 with KB2592687 and any later versions. It should fallback to TCP but someone @M$ obviously finally realized that TCP sucks for RDP over WAN…)

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                    • chpalmerC
                      chpalmer
                      last edited by

                      Ill give it a try…  I find other solutions for remoting in have always been a little better.  Id like the MS version to be similar in performance.

                      :)

                      Triggering snowflakes one by one..
                      Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4590T CPU @ 2.00GHz on an M400 WG box.

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                      • K
                        kejianshi
                        last edited by

                        Yeah - over a long haul, having that UDP port open SHOULD knock off alot of laggyness.

                        I use UDP VPN myself.  I'm not a big fan of opening ports on the wan for RDP directly.

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