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    pfSense - does not show Smart TV channels

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      WinLin
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      Hello,

      On home network, I upgraded router from old Buffalo DD-WRT to pfSense 2.5.1.

      Internet works well.
      However, I have problems with the smart TV provided by the internet provider. Live TV channels is working, but 2 weeks of channel records - not.
      I attach the wiring diagram. Internet and TV traffic are not separated into separate VLANs
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      The FW initially showed blocked inbound UDP traffic from provider-owned IP. pfSense FW I allowed all IPv4 traffic from these addresses, but the TV did not start showing. More FW seems to show no associated blocked traffic.
      I called the ISP, he checked and saw that there was no RTSP traffic coming into the TV box.
      pfSense is practically the default configuration (changed only WAN MAC, several NAT port forward, DHCP IP Static map by MAC).

      The question is why RTSP traffic may not pass through NAT and what can i do to make it pass?

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        viragomann @WinLin
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        @winlin
        I suspect your TV box uses UPnP for opening and forwarding ports on the router. This is disabled by deafault on pfSense, cause it's a firewall, not a gaming box.
        But you can enable it in the Services menu if you need it.

        Maybe it is a safer option to forward the traffic from the ISPs IP to the box. Allowing the packets in a firewall rule is not sufficient.

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