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      sstretchh
      last edited by

      I am trying to forward port 32400 so my plex can be accessed from outside of the house. I have read many tutorials on the port forwarding and not sure what I am doing wrong

      My current set up
      2 WAN ports (set up for failover)

      • WAN (microwave connection)
      • OPT1 (FTTC)

      Attached is what i have so far and not sure why the plex is failing when attempting to forward the port

      Edited (11-Oct) removed screen shot that showed disabled rules and attached new LAN-FW screen shot
      plex-remoteaccess.JPG
      plex-remoteaccess.JPG_thumb
      LAN-FW2.JPG_thumb
      LAN-FW2.JPG
      FW-Plex.JPG
      FW-Plex.JPG_thumb
      NAT-PF.JPG
      NAT-PF.JPG_thumb

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        chris4916
        last edited by

        Did you try without any failover set-up ?
        I don't understand the way you configure failover. I though it was more like "defining one gateway group" and add one rule at LAN level target this virtual gateway.
        I notice you have 2 rules and this is not clear to me.

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          sstretchh
          last edited by

          that 2nd rule is greyed out (disabled) I am new to configuring failover. orginally I had 2 rules set up because that's what I was seeing in tutorials. I disabled the 2nd rule because someone said all I needed was the one rule. I want my main OPT1(FTTC) rule to be my main WAN for the house and the 2nd WAN (Microwave) to be my backup connection

          I removed the disabled rules to eliminate confusion

          LAN-FW2.JPG
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          • DerelictD
            Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
            last edited by

            On tyour NAT rule, why is DEST ADDR any?

            Are you sure plex is TCP only?

            Anything interesting in the firewall logs?

            Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
            A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
            DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
            Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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              sstretchh
              last edited by

              sorry for the late reply, didn't see your post till now. What should I put for the dest addr ?

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              • DerelictD
                Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                last edited by

                The destination address, usually WAN address but maybe a VIP. Not sure about your setup. Whatever you are telling plex to connect to.

                Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
                Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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                  sstretchh
                  last edited by

                  I have tried that and still not working.

                  I have 2 WAN connections, one WAN is just a backup and the other WAN is the primary connection. I don't load balance only use fail over features.

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                  • DerelictD
                    Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                    last edited by

                    Not sure what to tell you about "not working" this stuff really does "just work." Maybe you should back off the cool shit like multi-wan and failover until you have the basics like port forwards and rules down.

                    Good list of things to check here:

                    https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Port_Forward_Troubleshooting

                    Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                    A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                    DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
                    Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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