IGMP Proxy for IP-TV
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Hello together
I am using a pfSense firewall in a subnet for routing. In this network there are also boxes for IP-TV. For these I have enabled the IGMP proxy. The setup looks like this:
Services / IGMP Proxy
Firewall / Rules / Edit / WAN
Firewall / Rules / Edit / LAN
In front of the pfSense is a Unifi network with a UXG-Pro (which unfortunately no longer supports IGMP proxy). However, the igmp option on the switches is enabled.
The TV Box also has the pfSense as a gateway:
The logs show the following:
Unfortunately, IP-TV still does not work. Are there more logfiles about this? Or does anyone have an idea what I have to change here?
Thanks alot and best regards
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Do you see anything blocked in the firewall log?
Does it work at all? For example a common failure is that video starts streaming then fails after a few seconds.
Does it work without pfSense? If you just have the TV device on the UBNT box directly?
Steve
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Dear @stephenw10
Thank you for the answer. Interestingly, the logs say the following:
But actually all connections are allowed outgoing. Why is that?
TV actually works. Simply Live TV for which multicast is needed does not work.
Before the change to the UXG-Pro, i.e. still with the USG-Pro on which an IGMP proxy could be used, multicast (Live TV) worked.
The settings there were like this:
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Those firewall logs are all blocked ACK traffic to connections that have already closed. Not a problem:
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/troubleshooting/log-filter-blocked.html#troubleshooting-blocked-log-entries-for-legitimate-connection-packetsSo did you have pfSense in place when you were using the USG-Pro?
Either way I'm not really sure how you can pass multicast through the UXG-Pro with or without pfSense.
Steve
