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      Exlow @johnpoz
      last edited by Exlow

      @johnpoz futher down I've got this but still not 25565 I ran finder on the whole list, No 25565 at all.

      TCP [::]:135 [::]:0 LISTENING
      TCP [::]:445 [::]:0 LISTENING
      TCP [::]:7680 [::]:0 LISTENING
      TCP [::]:10801 [::]:0 LISTENING
      TCP [::]:34034 [::]:0 LISTENING
      TCP [::]:49664 [::]:0 LISTENING
      TCP [::]:49665 [::]:0 LISTENING
      TCP [::]:49666 [::]:0 LISTENING
      TCP [::]:49667 [::]:0 LISTENING
      TCP [::]:49668 [::]:0 LISTENING
      TCP [::]:49671 [::]:0 LISTENING
      TCP [::]:49672 [::]:0 LISTENING
      TCP [::]:54288 [::]:0 LISTENING
      TCP [::1]:10801 [::1]:64893 ESTABLISHED
      TCP [::1]:49670 [::]:0 LISTENING
      TCP [::1]:64893 [::1]:10801 ESTABLISHED

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        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @Exlow
        last edited by johnpoz

        @exlow yeah your not listening on that port - so no portforward you setup is ever going to work, since the box isn't listening on the port your trying to forward too.

        You sure the service that is suppose to listen on that port is actually running?

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          Exlow @johnpoz
          last edited by Exlow

          @johnpoz So use a different port?

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            johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @Exlow
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            @exlow is the service/application you set to listen on that port even running?

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              Exlow @johnpoz
              last edited by Exlow

              @johnpoz nope... I've been at this so long I forgot to start the sever.

              So the sever is running now. And the port 25565 is listening. The port still is not open. I will re-try the LAN sniff.

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                johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @Exlow
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                @exlow yeah to the port test from pfsense.

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                  Exlow @johnpoz
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                  @johnpoz Still nothing from https://www.yougetsignal.com when I run a packet capture on the LAN network with 25565 selected.

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                    johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @Exlow
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                    @exlow does your port test work? from pfsense?

                    Where did you post your port forward and firewall rules - the only thing I saw was outbound nat page.

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                      Exlow @johnpoz
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                      @johnpoz We've got an open port... I combined TCP/UDP inside the firewall into one rule and checked the port and its open. Only took 3 hours to get to this point. Thank you so much for the help man. I honestly still don't exactly know how changing the two separate Rules into one did anything but its working.

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                        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @Exlow
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                        @exlow said in Unable To Port Forward:

                        I honestly still don't exactly know how changing the two separate Rules into one did anything but its working.

                        Have no idea what rules or firewall rules you had, but those port checkers are only going to test TCP.. They do not test UDP.. You said yourself it wasn't listening even.

                        But here is a test, and I don't even have anything listening on that port..

                        My forward, my wan rules, my sniff on lan side

                        portforward.jpg

                        The rule prob had nothing to do with it, since before your service wasn't even listening.

                        Notice the rule that is on my wan, -- notice where it shows 3/300B this shows the rule was actually evaluated.

                        If your wan rule that allows the port forward is only every 0/0 then that means its not being evaluated.. When you sniff on the lan side when you do the test.. Pfsense will send the traffic on, as long as it can talk to that IP, be it that IP is listening on that port or not.. As long as pfsense can talk to it, ie it has an mac address via arp it would send the traffic on.

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                          Exlow @johnpoz
                          last edited by Exlow

                          @johnpoz Heres what I've got. alt text

                          The only odd thing is when I try snuffing the LAN side I still get nothing back from 25565.

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                            johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @Exlow
                            last edited by johnpoz

                            @exlow Well then it wouldn't work..

                            Your either sniffing wrong, you have to select the interface the box is on 192.168.1.19, is that your lan, you show multiple other interfaces.

                            Again sniffing you prob need to filter for that port.. By default it limits to 100 packets, its quite possible your missing it in your capture by time you start the capture and go and test..

                            if your sending to it, and you don't get anything back - that also screams firewall on the box, or again not listening.. Maybe the service is crashing..

                            Here is pfsense roll in this, you forward to IP X, does pfsense have a mac address for that IP, then it forwards the traffic to it - that box actually send an answer, or sending it to pfsense has nothing to do with pfsense.

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                              Spottedfezzit
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                              hello I'm new to this Pfsense thing and I am having trouble as well.

                              I'm not network savvy like you guys but I'm ok at it. Description about my set up is a PPP0E connection like this:
                              nbn box >pfsense > switch > to other devices(plex,tvs,PS,PC,etc).
                              my problem is i cant get any ports to open status.

                              under:
                              -Interfaces/WAN i have
                              *Block private networks and loopback addresses
                              *Block bogon networks (both ticked)

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                              -System/Advanced/firewall & NAT i have
                              *Pure NAT Enable
                              *Enable automatic outbound NAT for Reflection (ticked)

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                              but my NAT Rule for my plex server will not open or any port that i try to create in fact

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                              even this Outbound settings

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                              all i want is for plex media server and PS4 ports to be open.

                              am i doing something wrong, also if you ask me to do that capture thing, your going to have to walk me though it lol...!!! please help i have been scratching my head at this for days now and hope its an easy fix...!

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