Remote access - what am I doing wrong?

Derelict

PM me with your public IP address.

Derelict

It's working fine. Tell us exactly how you're testing it.

lockheed

Well, I type into the browser this address:

Public IP:8081

EDIT: I do this from within the LAN.

Derelict

From where?

Derelict

Then you need rules on LAN permitting it.

ETA: And you wouldn't be testing your WAN rules so…

BBcan177

If you want to test a wan nat port, you can test it from your mobile phone (with wifi off).

http(s)://x.x.x.x:8081
Change the x's to your wan IP address

lockheed

Then you need rules on LAN permitting it.

Thanks, but I will need help with that, too.

I create a rule for that, but it does not work:

Derelict

https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Firewall_Rule_Troubleshooting

doktornotor

Stop "testing" WAN access from LAN. Just utterly pointless. You are debugging non-existent problem:

It's working fine. Tell us exactly how you're testing it.

lockheed

Thanks for your help guys. I learnt something new today.