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    [Solved] I'm apparently unable to port forward...

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    • GrimsonG
      Grimson Banned @NinoM4ster
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      @ninom4ster said in I'm apparently unable to port forward...:

      So, are you guys still convinced that the problem isn't pfSense...?

      Yes.

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      • DerelictD
        Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
        last edited by Derelict

        Filter those states on the canyouseeme.org address so you also pick up the LAN state. (That WAN state is proof the port forward is working since the destination was translated).

        Do the same thing and packet capture on the 192.168.10.0 interface for traffic to host 192.168.10.6 TCP port 80. What do you see there?

        You're really close to getting this fixed.

        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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        • NinoM4sterN
          NinoM4ster
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          • DerelictD
            Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
            last edited by

            It is almost certainly something on this list:

            https://www.netgate.com/docs/pfsense/nat/port-forward-troubleshooting.html

            It's invariably something on that list.

            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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            • NinoM4sterN
              NinoM4ster
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              Nothing...

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              • DerelictD
                Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                last edited by

                What about the states?

                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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                • NinoM4sterN
                  NinoM4ster @Derelict
                  last edited by

                  Nothing on LAN...

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                  • NinoM4sterN
                    NinoM4ster
                    last edited by

                    Learn this lesson, kids:

                    Even if your server's firewall (ufw, iptables) HAS a rule which allows traffic on the FUCKING PORT you're trying to forward, disable that stupid thing anyways, even if you're sure that it's not the problem, because today I learned by pain that nothing is what it looks like!

                    Thank you, and have a good night.

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                    • DerelictD
                      Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                      last edited by Derelict

                      iptables

                      Curious though. How is it that you swore it worked with the mikrotik and not pfSense? The server firewall should not care.

                      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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                      • NinoM4sterN
                        NinoM4ster
                        last edited by NinoM4ster

                        I know as much as you do....

                        btw, it was UFW... GUFW to be more precise...

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                        • NinoM4sterN
                          NinoM4ster
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                          @Derelict can you please answer my PM? it's very important. Thank you.

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                          • johnpozJ
                            johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                            last edited by johnpoz

                            So once again after long fought battle of user swearing its pfsense its PEBKAC....

                            And could of found where the the issue was exactly in a few minutes if user had gone through the troubleshooting guide and just asked questions on any specifics they didn't actually understand on how to do.. Like packet capture/sniff, etc.

                            I don't see how a host firewall had anything to do with which router was being used? Lets hope we get some more info..

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                            • GrimsonG
                              Grimson Banned @johnpoz
                              last edited by

                              @johnpoz said in [Solved] I'm apparently unable to port forward...:

                              I don't see how a host firewall had anything to do with which router was being used? Lets hope we get some more info..

                              I don't use (G)UFW, but it possibly identifies networks based on the gateway MAC (similar to Windows) and then applies a different rule-set.

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                              • johnpozJ
                                johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
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                                Ah -- great insight @Grimson makes a lot of sense... Just like windows can set a network as public and shutdown all inbound when the gateway mac changes.. Possible explanation for sure.

                                Not being able to ping his public could of just been misconfigured pfsense rules? Lets hope he wants to do some more investigation.. So we are sure he understand how to configure rules, etc.

                                He did post a icmp rule on his wan that should of allowed ping.. But maybe there was something in his floating? Or something else weird going on - the 1 trace to him was showing a 10 address in the path. And in that pic he posted with the icmp rule also had hits on his rfc1918 and bogon rules.. but no hits on the icmp rule, etc.

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                                • NinoM4sterN
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                                  • johnpozJ
                                    johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
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                                    I did just now.. With my thoughts on the matter. I will have to discuss with other mods. But please take into account others time and effort, etc.

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                                    • A
                                      akuma1x
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                                      So... I'm curious. What did the solution turn out to be? I don't see it clearly called out in the many messages above.

                                      Jeff

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                                      • johnpozJ
                                        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                                        last edited by johnpoz

                                        Looks like he wants everything deleted -- what we assume is some misconfig on his boxes firewall he was trying to forward too.

                                        Grimson's guess is that this firewall like windows firewall has some method of changing profiles based upon network information. Kind of like windows can switch between private and public profiles. While this does seem logical - the OP seems to want to just forget the whole thing.. Even though the information could be very informative to others in the same boat with problems in forwarding.

                                        Not exactly sure what exact OS or firewall he was running - so makes it difficult to investigate further. Wish the OP would change their minds and continue down the path to enlightenment for just not the people involved closure but everyone else that might come across this thread. Like yourself.

                                        I will look into further when I get a chance - and reread the troubleshooting guide. Since mention of firewall profiles and rule sets that could change upon network changes - like say the mac address of the gateway changing is for sure a good troubleshooting tip to finding a users problem.

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                                        • NinoM4sterN
                                          NinoM4ster @johnpoz
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                                          @johnpoz

                                          Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS x86_64
                                          Kernel 4.4.0-137-generic
                                          UFW 0.35-0ubuntu2
                                          rules configured through Putty + Xming using GUFW 16.04.1-0ubuntu1.1
                                          Apache 2.4.341 with a few VirtualHosts listening at 192.168.10.6:80

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                                          • johnpozJ
                                            johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
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                                            Thanks I will look into if some profiles could of been involved in the problem. Would you nice enough to go into some details of what exactly was wrong in the firewall on the box..

                                            Was it some firewall profile change - a misconfigured rule? with wrong port? But you had stated they worked with other router, etc. So some details of the puzzle are still missing.

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