pfSense + Emby access
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Hi,
I have just installed pfSense for the first time on a dell r620. And so far so good, made every mistake possible along the way, but it's up and running well now.
I have what I assume is a pretty basic question that I was not able to find the answer too using google. Most likely because I am lacking the key terminology.
I have forwarded ports for Emby and the port forwarding works, a friend can access my Emby server from their house and so can I from my mobile using a cellar network.
How ever when I try to access my Emby server using my PC via my public IP, it will just hang. What would be the best way to allow myself to access my own public IP.
I would like to set this up for testing and to allow Jellyserr to log into the Emby server, it also currently just hangs when I try to log in.
Thanks, Tyson.
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The best way is to use Split-DNS. If for some reason you can't do that then use NAT Refection:
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/recipes/port-forwards-from-local-networks.htmlSteve
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Hello Steve,
thanks for the fast reply.
I have been able to get access by enabling NAT Reflection. But I am unsure I if I will be able to get Split-DNS to work. By the looks of it, Split-DNS can only be done with domain names and not Public IP addresses?
What are the draw backs in using NAT Reflection? (If there isnt a TLDR answer, I can google it)
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@tyz said in pfSense + Emby access:
How ever when I try to access my Emby server using my PC via my public IP
Why would you do that - why would you not just access it via the local IP? If you were using some fqdn to access it that resolved to your public IP - use split dns, or ok nat reflection.
But your on your own network, have to assume you have some clue to what its local IP is since you created a port forward. So why would you not just use your local IP vs the public one??
Do you use yahoo.com to find google.com? Please don't take this the wrong way - but just at a loss to why you would want to use the public IP? When your right there on your own network? Normally nat reflection or split dns is there for something that say uses a public dns and can not change that its looking for something.domain.tld that resolves your public IP.
If it uses your local dns, then you can have something.domain.tld resolve to the local IP.
But if your just putting in an IP - just put in the local IP when your local.. If your using some fqdn, then have that resolve to your local IP when your local via split dns..
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Hi,
I like to make sure the server is working as intended, so that when I am out of my home and no longer on my home network I can use my emby server to stream my content.
I definitely use my own local network while viewing at home.
Looks like I had a brain fart when setting up Jellyseerr, you are able to use a local ip to connect it to emby.
Thanks for the help guys, I know now when I want to test that every thing is working to just change those couple of settings, and flick them back off when done.
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Testing using the WAN IP from inside your network is not a good test. As you found it's not the same as accessing it externally. Always test from a real outside client to be sure. Use a phone hot-spot for example.
Steve
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@tyz Also if you want to know when something is down etc - setup a external test. status cake or uptime robot allow for free testing.
I get alerted if my plex server goes down for example ;)
