Pass port traffic from home router > pfsense VM > gaming server

[hillbro]

I want to setup a gaming server on a physical host I have at home. I am having trouble passing traffic through my home router to the pfsense VM, to the gaming host.

My network looks like this:

                   Home Router > pfsense VM    > gaming server
------------------------------------------------------------
bridged adapter    192.168.1.1 > 192.168.1.177 
internal network                 192.168.30.2  > 192.168.30.3

My pfsense VM is using a bridged network adapter (192.168.1.177) so my home router sees it like it is a physical host. Also, on my home router, I have configured 192.168.1.177 as a DMZ address. The pfsense VM also has another internal adapter with 192.168.30.2 assigned as a static IP.

My gaming server has internet connectivity, but the ports do not appear to be open on the server.

I think I have to setup a NAT but I am unsure of how to pass ports 2302-2306 from my PFsense router (192.168.1.177) to my gaming server (192.168.30.3)

Can anyone help me do this or give me suggestions on where to start?

[viragomann]

Just add a NAT port forwarding rule in Firewall > NAT > Port Forward
Interface: WAN
Protocol: presumably TCP is sufficient
Destination: WAN address
Destination port range:
From port: Other 2302
To port: Other 2306
Redirect target IP: 192.168.1.177
Redirect target port: Other 2302

Enter a description and select "Add associated filter rule" at the bottom and save it.

[hillbro]

Thanks for the reply!

Ok so I tried this but I had the redirect IP set to 192.168.30.3 (gaming Server IP) I will change this to the PFsense IP and try that.

Thanks again! Been beating my head on the wall for a couple days on this.

[viragomann]

Yes, the redirect IP has to be that one of the gaming server, of course. Sorry for confusion.

[hillbro]

Thanks for the clarification! Still no luck :(

I turned the firewall off on the Windows gaming server so I could be sure that wasn't causing an issue. I have setup Arma 3 servers before without issue but this time with PFsense I am not able to get it working. This is the rule that I created (see pfsense image below).

I also went into my home router and made the IP of my PFsense server a DMZ address...which I believe passes all ports to that IP (see ASUS image below)..

Thanks for your assistance so far! There has to be a way that I can test the route from my home router to the gaming server? I'm just not sure how to do it...

[viragomann]

You can use Diagnostic > Packet Capture on pfSense to check if the packets arrive on its WAN interface and also if and how they leave on the internal interface facing to the gaming server.

[hillbro]

Thanks! So after some testing it is working fine for my friend... But for some reason I cannot connect... Any ideas why?

I have turned off "Block private networks and loopback addresses" and "Block bogon networks"...

WAN	udp	24.112.XXX.XXX:2304 -> 192.168.30.3:2302 (192.168.1.177:2302)	MULTIPLE:MULTIPLE	1.502 K / 4.287 K	153 KiB / 1.14 Mi
WAN	udp	192.168.1.1:2304 -> 192.168.30.3:2302 (192.168.1.177:2302)	SINGLE:MULTIPLE	1 / 1	64 B / 60 B	
WAN	udp	192.168.1.187:2304 -> 192.168.30.3:2302 (192.168.1.177:2302)	MULTIPLE:MULTIPLE	5 / 253	1 KiB / 119 KiB

[viragomann]

Looks strange for me. That are only the states. Why don't you post packet captures, which are more informative.