Accessing WAN address from within - how to?
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I moved from an Asus Router to pfSense. All is good except now that I cannot access to the WAN address from within. I didn't have that problem while connected to the Asus router. For example, I have a server that must be accessed with a Public Address otherwise certain services don't work. I can access from the local machines inside the network to the server (but some services don't work), but when I try to access it using the WAN address from within the same network it does not do anything, just a blank page. I have no problem accessing from outside. I am sure it is a routing issue. I don't even know where to begin to "fix" that.
I appreciate any help.
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"I have a server that must be accessed with a Public Address otherwise certain services don't work"
BS - just sayin… Why don't you just access the server via its public name pointing to your local IP (split dns)
Its not a routing issue - its a nat reflection issue. If you want to access your public IP to be reflected back in you need to enable nat reflection.
https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Why_can%27t_I_access_forwarded_ports_on_my_WAN_IP_from_my_LAN/OPTx_networks -
Thank you bud for pointing me to that article. I will take a look. I appreciate you time to respond.
There is a reason why I use the IP address and not a domain name. I hope with pfSense will fix that.
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Thanks mates!
