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      mustafa86m
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      Hello all,

      I am new to VPN world and I need your help !
      Do I need port forwarding to access my internal network from anywhere ?

      It seems I can not access the internal network from outside world as I get this error
      TLS Error: TLS key negotiation failed to occur within 60 seconds (check your network connectivity)
      TLS Error: TLS handshake failed

      Can someone help with the correct steps to access the vpn server from anywhere not from the same ISP ?

      I might misunderstand how it works WAN / LAN as I have a single point of ISP public IP address and it goes to my home router where I connect the pfsense WAN to my home router . My internal network sitting on a second wireless router that has a difftent subnet .

      Please explain , thank you in advance and let me know if more clarification is needed .

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        JKnott @mustafa86m
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        @mustafa86m

        Assuming you have pfSense connected directly to your ISP, you don't need port forwarding. However, if the modem is in gateway mode, so that you get a NAT address, then you would need to port forward. However, in that situation, I'd recommend putting the modem in bridge mode.

        PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
        i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
        UniFi AC-Lite access point

        I haven't lost my mind. It's around here...somewhere...

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