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    • JKnottJ
      JKnott @kilasin
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      @kilasin

      You shouldn't have to use ddns, if Elon did things right. Normally, you'd have a consistent prefix. I've had mine for over 5 years and that's even with my cable modem and the computer I run pfSense on being replaced. I just use an ordinary external DNS server.

      Most devices support IPv6 now and operating systems have for many years. Windows has had it since XP SP3. While the basic principles remain the same, some things are different, including gazillions of addresses on your LAN. A single /64 prefix contains 18.4 billion, billion addresses and you have 256 of them! If you want more fun, you can enable Unique Local Addresses, which is somewhat like RFC1918 addresses on IPv4, but you can have them and global addresses at the same time.

      PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
      i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
      UniFi AC-Lite access point

      I haven't lost my mind. It's around here...somewhere...

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      • GertjanG
        Gertjan @kilasin
        last edited by

        @kilasin said in Cannot Open Ports:

        i live in the woods pretty much so no other choice with Starlink

        They got you covered 😊
        .... and use the same approach as many ISP did in the past.
        You want a WAN IP that you can reach from the Internet, so you can NAT addresses and ports.
        As IPv4 is a very expensive resource these days, your wallet will be the solution.

        Look here :

        starlink static WAN IP ?

        A little bit lower on the page I saw :

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        So ... go "Business" would be a solution....

        No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
        Edit : and where are the logs ??

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