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    • N
      NOYB
      last edited by

      What response are you expecting to get?

      From what you outlined it seems like maybe there is nothing listening on 443.

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      • K
        khansen
        last edited by

        @khansen:

        I moved webserver https port to 444 and created nat rule and it works fine, but when using 443 in a browser I get err_empty_response

        Webserver was configured to listen on 443 and there should have been a comma between 443 and browser

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        • DerelictD
          Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
          last edited by

          Then it would be working.

          Even if the pfsense webgui was listening on 443 a port forward on WAN would take precedence.

          Post what you have done.

          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

            Ah, well that changes everything.  I was reading it as though you… well I think you know how I was reading it.

            Maybe if you could show us the NAT rule would help.

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              khansen
              last edited by

              created NAT rules and firewall rules were created automatically.

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              • DerelictD
                Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                last edited by

                That all looks fine. Not sure why your HTTPS rules are TCP/UDP instead of just TCP but that shouldn't hurt anything.

                I conclude there is something on 192.168.1.6 that is misbehaving on port 443 and it's not pfSense.

                Next step is probably Diagnostics > States, Diagnostics > Packet Capture, or logs from the server at 192.168.1.6.

                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

                  Is the web server currently configured to listen on 443 or 444?

                  Since when you disabled the web config redirect rule and changing port, have you rebooted pfSense?  If not it may be worth a try just for grins.

                  Probably a really long shot, but have you tried clearing browser cache?

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                  • DerelictD
                    Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                    last edited by

                    Completely unnecessary.

                    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

                      @Derelict:

                      Completely unnecessary.

                      Supposed to be, yes I know that.  That's why I said just for grins.  Weird things do sometimes happen.

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                      • DerelictD
                        Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                        last edited by

                        Generally not.

                        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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                          khansen
                          last edited by

                          Configured for 444 right now and no I did not reboot after changing the web redirect.

                          I will give this a try in a few.

                          @Derelict:

                          I conclude there is something on 192.168.1.6 that is misbehaving on port 443 and it's not pfSense.

                          Next step is probably Diagnostics > States, Diagnostics > Packet Capture, or logs from the server at 192.168.1.6.

                          Ok I will look at it again, I know there are a few other services that have their own webserver but I did not see them with netstat or lsof on port 443.

                          Thanks for the input though, I've been fighting this for a while.

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                          • K
                            khansen
                            last edited by

                            And it was also a fresh apache2 install and it gave no errors when starting, just a little more info..

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                            • N
                              NOYB
                              last edited by

                              If web server is configured to listen on 444 then the 443 rule is not going to work.

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                              • DerelictD
                                Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                                last edited by

                                You could port forward from 443 to 444 though.

                                Set the dest port to 443 and the NAT port to 444.

                                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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                                • K
                                  khansen
                                  last edited by

                                  @Derelict:

                                  You could port forward from 443 to 444 though.

                                  Set the dest port to 443 and the NAT port to 444.

                                  Tried this and 'site cant be reached'  'err_connection_timed_out'

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                                  • DerelictD
                                    Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                                    last edited by

                                    That will only work if your TLS web server is listening on 444. Only you know what's going on on your network/servers.

                                    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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                                    • K
                                      khansen
                                      last edited by

                                      From local network

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                                      • DerelictD
                                        Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                                        last edited by

                                        Then I guess you need to figure out why connections from outside aren't completing. Packet capture on LAN port 444 and post.

                                        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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                                        • K
                                          khansen
                                          last edited by

                                          Solved !!
                                          Well not really but after 2 hours of tcpdump and no traffic ever reaching port 443, I decided to look at the trusty Uverse gateway for info I saw that it has port 443 used for the WAP if you have any wireless receivers, and then a quick little google turned up the the same from ATT.

                                          After redoing the NAT on 444 to 444 the webserver does work.
                                          Not an ideal solution, but its all I have now.

                                          Thank you to everyone that responded.

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                                          • DerelictD
                                            Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                                            last edited by

                                            #5 on this list: 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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