Do I need to specify a dest add in rules & nat?
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I have a pfsense box working well.
When creating rules I like to create the NAT separately.
When creating both rules & NAT I can specify the destination address however I am unsure if I just need to specify for rules, NAT or both?
If my rules have the dest address locked down is there any advantage in also specifying the dest address in NAT?
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NAT happens before firewall rules are applied so if you are port forwarding, say, WAN address:80 to 192.168.1.100:80 you need to pass traffic to 192.168.1.00:80 on WAN.
The automatically-generated rules on a port forward will always do the right thing.
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