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      cooLopke
      last edited by

      Hello,

      I'm having troubles with port forwards in my pfsense. I'm using pfsense 2.3.2-release-p1. I can't access them internally I found the option to enable NAT Reflection mode for port forwards and set this to Pure NAT. However I still can't access the port forwards from the internal network.

      Options I have enabled:

      -Enable NAT Reflection for 1:1: NAT disabled

      • Enable automatic outbound NAT for Reclection disabled (i first enabled this, but it didn't help).

      The port forwards are correctly, because I can access them from an external network.

      It's probably because I have a double NAT. My setup is NAT (pfsense ip in DMZ) => NAT (pfsense) => LAN. The WAN IP of pfsense is an internal network address, so it's not the external ip.

      Thank you for your help!

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        XxEnder12xX
        last edited by

        I have the same problem. I don't know what to do.

        Please help!

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          KOM
          last edited by

          https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Why_can't_I_access_forwarded_ports_on_my_WAN_IP_from_my_LAN/OPTx_networks

          If none of the NAT Reflection modes seem to work for you, configure split DNS.  Those are your only two options.

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            NOYB
            last edited by

            Also make sure you're not being HSTS'ed.

            Have a look at these.  See if they contain anything relevant to your issue.

            NAT Reflection and HSTS Documentation
            https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=118761.msg657405#msg657405

            NAT Reflection Troubles
            https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=98764.msg550173#msg550173

            [SOLVED] Re: NAT Reflection Troubles
            https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=98764.msg550431#msg550431

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              cooLopke
              last edited by

              Hello,

              Thanks for your answer. I'll be sticking with Split DNS then. It works, so no worries. The only issue is that I need to make multiple A records on my Dynamic DNS service and I can only create 2 for freeDNS.

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