Can't port forward

[TubsAlwaysWins]

Im trying to port forward port 25565 for me and my friends. I swear I do everything right with no luck. Ive even had someone else try

Im on a pfsense box.

What am I doing wrong?

Used this video

 

[leadeater]

Likely going to need more details.

 

Is the IP addresses your port forwarding to on the same subnet as the pfsense LAN IP?

Can pfsense ping the destination computer?

Can the destination computer ping pfsense?

Is the default gateway on the destination computer set to pfsense?

Have you allowed the port on the destination computer? Windows Firewall/IP Tables etc

Is the ISP blocking that port?

Use wireshark to sniff the traffic on the destination computer to see if the traffic is getting to the server

[TubsAlwaysWins]

12 minutes ago, leadeater said:

Likely going to need more details.

 

Is the IP addresses your port forwarding to on the same subnet as the pfsense LAN IP?

Can pfsense ping the destination computer?

Can the destination computer ping pfsense?

Is the default gateway on the destination computer set to pfsense?

Have you allowed the port on the destination computer? Windows Firewall/IP Tables etc

Is the ISP blocking that port?

Use wireshark to sniff the traffic on the destination computer to see if the traffic is getting to the server

1. Yes it is

2. How do I do that

3. I can ping the default gateway (So I think so)

4. Yes

5. Is the destination computer the one hostinf?

6. Im not sure, thats what im here for. Apparently they are not but who knows

7. Ok I can try

[leadeater]

2 minutes ago, TubsAlwaysWins said:

5. Is the destination computer the one hostinf?

Yea, pfsense might be forwarding it as you expect but it's getting blocked by the firewall on your host/server.

[TubsAlwaysWins]

Just now, leadeater said:

Yea, pfsense might be forwarding it as you expect but it's getting blocked by the firewall on your host/server.

Ill try and unblock it on windows. Do I need to have something using the port for it to be registered?

[leadeater]

1 minute ago, TubsAlwaysWins said:

Ill try and unblock it on windows. Do I need to have something using the port for it to be registered?

Nope, you can make firewall rules for ports that aren't even in use. Use Windows Firewall with Advanced Security interface to do it, make more sense than the basic one. You can just turn the firewall off/change default action to allow to test if that is the issue before creating the rule.

[TubsAlwaysWins]

2 minutes ago, leadeater said:

Nope, you can make firewall rules for ports that aren't even in use. Use Windows Firewall with Advanced Security interface to do it, make more sense than the basic one. You can just turn the firewall off/change default action to allow to test if that is the issue before creating the rule.

Canyouseeme.org says port 25565 is blocked. "Reason: Connection Refused"

[leadeater]

5 minutes ago, TubsAlwaysWins said:

Canyouseeme.org says port 25565 is blocked. "Reason: Connection Refused"

Disable the port forward and see if the error changes. Normally if a port isn't forwarded you'll get a connection timeout rather than connection refused. Not exactly sure what pfsense does/reports though since I don't use it.

[TubsAlwaysWins]

3 hours ago, leadeater said:

Disable the port forward and see if the error changes. Normally if a port isn't forwarded you'll get a connection timeout rather than connection refused. Not exactly sure what pfsense does/reports though since I don't use it.

Disabling the port does nothing

[TubsAlwaysWins]

@leadeater

Disabling the port and windows firewall does nothing. i even tried switching to a Linksys WRT1900AC with no luck

[leadeater]

2 minutes ago, TubsAlwaysWins said:

@leadeater

Disabling the port and windows firewall does nothing. i even tried switching to a Linksys WRT1900AC with no luck

My ISP suspicion alarm is starting to go off then, try testing with a different port that shouldn't be blocked by the ISP. Try port 80, 443, 22, 3389.

[TubsAlwaysWins]

1 minute ago, leadeater said:

My ISP suspicion alarm is starting to go off then, try testing with a different port that shouldn't be blocked by the ISP. Try port 80, 443, 22, 3389.

80 Works. 443 works. 22 doesn't. 3389 doesnt

[leadeater]

7 minutes ago, TubsAlwaysWins said:

80 Works. 443 works. 22 doesn't. 3389 doesnt

You'll have to call your ISP and request the ports you need to be unblocked then.

[TubsAlwaysWins]

1 minute ago, leadeater said:

You'll have to call your ISP and request the ports you need to be unblocked then.

Alright. Im pretty sure ive asked before and they said they didn't block prots, but who knows

[leadeater]

1 hour ago, TubsAlwaysWins said:

Alright. Im pretty sure ive asked before and they said they didn't block prots, but who knows

Person you talked to probably doesn't actually know, first level support is generally useless.

[TubsAlwaysWins]

2 hours ago, leadeater said:

Person you talked to probably doesn't actually know, first level support is generally useless.

Its a really small company so they might

[TubsAlwaysWins]

23 hours ago, leadeater said:

Person you talked to probably doesn't actually know, first level support is generally useless.

Got a call back from one of the guys. They gave us a Static public IP and did a few other things.

Now I get 'Reason: Connection Timed Out" with or without it opened, so im guessing its something on my end now

[leadeater]

1 hour ago, TubsAlwaysWins said:

Got a call back from one of the guys. They gave us a Static public IP and did a few other things.

Now I get 'Reason: Connection Timed Out" with or without it opened, so im guessing its something on my end now

Yep timeout is what you should get if it's something on your end.

[TubsAlwaysWins]

2 hours ago, leadeater said:

Yep timeout is what you should get if it's something on your end.

Damn. Well at least it's not their issue anymore 

[Lord Nicoll]

On 1/26/2017 at 0:37 AM, TubsAlwaysWins said:

Im trying to port forward port 25565 for me and my friends. I swear I do everything right with no luck. Ive even had someone else try

Im on a pfsense box.

What am I doing wrong?

Used this video

 

Well, Minecraft is easier to port forward than some, I run a small one. For a trouble shooting step try disabling all firewalls and put your PC in the DMZ, if it works then you know it's network related, if it doesn't there must be something else.