Newbie questions on Remote Desktop and Hostname

Cry Havok

Your cheap plastic box probably allowed the computers to register in local DNS. pfSense doesn't do that by defualt.
Do the same, or set up a VPN according to your choice.
It probably supported UPnP. Try enabling it (it may be a package).
Just port forwarding, though FTP is tricky to get working correctly through port forwarding and you'd be better with SSH

saikumargv

Thanks Cry Havok for the reply. That was helpful.

The 8x8 VOIP box is still not working…...
I tried to enable the UPnP by Services->UPnP-> Check Enable UPnP and select Interfaces for LAN only.

I search through 8x8 FAQ and found this link
https://cognigen.8x8.com/support/faqs.aspx?docid=710099

Could you please explain what this means for QoS settings in pfSense.
I am using the BPA430 adapter

Regards

Cry Havok

QoS (Quality of Service) isn't your problem here but it may be that you need to ensure the VIOP box has a fixed IP on your LAN and the ports they list are forwarded to it.

saikumargv

Yes, tried the following and found the adapter not connecting…..

Firewall->NAT->
Proto Source Port Destination Port Gateway Schedule Description
TCP/UDP * * 192.168.1.201 15044 * WAN -> Vonage port forward

Firewall->Rules->
Proto Source Port Destination Port Gateway Schedule Description
TCP/UDP * * 192.168.1.201 15044 * WAN -> Vonage port forward

Cry Havok

The 1.2 NAT Port Forward screen doesn't have those headings - where did you get that from?

saikumargv

Sorry, I mixed it with the Rules page.
Here is the NAT screen contents

If Proto Ext. port range NAT IP Int. port range Description
WAN UDP 15044 192.168.1.201(ext.: any) 15044

Cry Havok

The 8x8 box has IP 192.168.1.201, with a netmask of 255.255.255.0 and a gateway of the pfSense's LAN IP?

kpa

The port forward has external address set to "any" and that is almost always an error, set it to "WAN address".

Cry Havok

I have a number of "any" port forwards and they work perfectly.

saikumargv

The problem seem to be with the VOIP provider. Got it working after I made a call to the their tech support.

Thanks Cry Havok and kpa for your help.
To answer your questions I have "any" set for the external address.
Also yes the 8x8 box has IP 192.168.1.201, with a netmask of 255.255.255.0.

Thanks a lot,
Sai