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    Rule, script, or ??? -- Need to forward all port XYZ packets

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    • MrPeteM
      MrPete
      last edited by MrPete

      I have a device on one vlan/subnet that (among other things) sends udp packets to a particular port, sending to the limited broadcast address (255.255.255.255)

      I need to get those packets to a specific server ip on another vlan/subnet. No need for broadcasting. No replies needed.

      NAT and firewall rules don't appear to help. I assume pfSense ignores such packets at a very low level.

      Is there a good (or even crufty) way to do this? Traffic is not heavy: one packet every second or two. (FWIW it is a weather station.)

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        dma_pf @MrPete
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        @mrpete said in Rule, script, or ??? -- Need to forward all port XYZ packets:

        I have a device on one vlan/subnet that (among other things) sends udp packets to a particular port

        Have you tried to redirect the udp packets to your intended server with a Port Forward in Firewall/NAT/Port Forward?

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        • MrPeteM
          MrPete @dma_pf
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          @dma_pf Yes. As I said "NAT and firewall rules don't seem to help."

          I've done it, with logging.

          At this point my initial goal is to see the packets in a log. No success to date. tcpdump easily finds them with a port filter ;)

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