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    • R Offline
      rjabella
      last edited by

      Good day everyone, Im new to pfsense and ive set it up to a virtual environment with 4 interface 3 of them is wan with different ISPs .
      now my problem is when I created a rule in NAT port forward to allow remote desktop from interface WAN1 to the server in local network, i cant get it to connect to the local server when connecting form remote site using the public IP in WAN1 interface. I guess some kind of default rune in pfsense's firewall is blocking the connection…please see my attached configuration and firewall screenshots.https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9_oQ2J6Bg1gUDV0MmExT0NPN0U/view?usp=sharing
      https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9_oQ2J6Bg1gNDRjSHNXSVpYM3M/view?usp=sharing
      Please help :-[

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        NOYB
        last edited by

        Don't specify the source port range.  It is dynamic so you don't know what it will be.

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          rjabella
          last edited by

          thanks for the reply :)

          ive set the source port range to any…still cant connect...

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          • DerelictD Offline
            Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
            last edited by

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

            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!
            Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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              NOYB
              last edited by

              Not directly relevant to your RDP issue, but at  some point you should probably consider using a VPN server for remote access instead of using RDP.  Should be much more secure.

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              • DerelictD Offline
                Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                last edited by

                ^^^

                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!
                Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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                  rjabella
                  last edited by

                  finally get it to work…changed source port to MS RDP and added a rule in my WAN1 firewall to accept RDP to LAN...thanks everyone  :)

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