You’re right.

And yes I use pf-blocker too. It’s a God send.

My issue was port forwarding on always VPN. VPN tunnels need be configured for port forwarding.

So all works for me now.

Thanksgiving again 👍

Thank you for a very good lesson! 👍

Thanks to you, and a couple of others, pointing out that being behind a VPN makes it impossible for NAT/port forwarding work, I must figure out how to config my pfSense, to accept ONE address exit without VPN…

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The challenge is that this pfSense box was sat up 4-5 years ago, following a “Bullet proof” way of making it 100% sure, no LAN connected gadgets have ANY IP leaks what so ever.

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And it works TOO well, now I can’t figure out how to reconfig it… I’m not skilled enough.
I have skills just enough as a 35 year IT veteran, to follow that guide, but tinker it to make one IP escape, is not in my powers, yet!

Tried all tricks in my book, for let let’s say IP 10.0.0.201 exit this FW without a VPN, have been useless! Even in Rules LAN and WAN, giving that IP full access anywhere, and it can’t even ping google.com…

Apparently, I did (Or that VPN guide) a way too good job of securing this house hehe.

Normally I would be happy, but since I want to gift my mother with sharing family photos, same time as I don’t trust ANY online providers with privacy, “need” to self host this. And I am stuck as a n00b! :)

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Thanks for trying to advice though

Because I care too much about data harvesting and trying to be a bit privacy minded in this house…

Since wife and kids don’t care, I have to care for them, so everything on this LAN goes out via VPN’s on that pfSense.

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Even 3 different VPN’s, depending on what that gadget do, even 2 different countries for streaming. (wife and kids like foreign stuff to watch)

I checked out them before with interest, but I can’t even sign up.

I don’t have any of them ID providers…

But thanks :)