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    pfsense - interface over VPN and dedicated game server port forwarding

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      Randy_T
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      Hello
      I just set up separate interface over Nord VPN only to run there PC for dedicated game servers on WindowsGSM.
      How do I make that server visible outside of my network?
      F.E. Game requires ports 17777 UDP and 27015 UDP to be forwarded.

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        Wolf666 @Randy_T
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        @Randy_T your VPN provider must support port mappings. As far I remember Nord VPN does not support it.

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          Randy_T
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          Thanks for valuable info!

          I'm having hell of a time trying to open the ports even without VPN.
          I have separated interface just for the server but can not make it forward the ports.

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            viragomann @Randy_T
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            @Randy_T said in pfsense - interface over VPN and dedicated game server port forwarding:

            I'm having hell of a time trying to open the ports even without VPN.

            Ensure that your WAN is accessible from the internet. First of all this requires a public IP address.
            Do you have a public address on pfSense WAN?

            If there is a router in front of pfSense and this one owns the public IP, you need to forward the traffic to pfSense WAN first.

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              Randy_T @viragomann
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              @viragomann
              There's no router before pfsense.
              Only the gate with optic fiber to LAN

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