> > 1. I changed the VIP to a .29 (like my public IP's)
> 
> 
> 
> Just checking: do you mean /29 (subnet mask), or .29 (IP address)

Indeed. 
> 
> You have an internet connection with 5 IPs assigned to you: 
> 75.149.56.{27..31}.
> 


75.149.56.25 - .29 
> You have a pfSense router. Its WAN interface is set to 75.149.56.27. 

.25 
> (If 
> so this may be part of the problem: 6colors.net (http://6colors.net) resolves 
> to .27, are you 
> sure you want the pfSense box *itself* responding on that IP address? 
> This can be done, but I don't think this is what you're trying to 
> accomplish.)
> So, let's assume you set pfSense's WAN interface to 75.149.56.28 - it can 
> be any of your assigned IPs, doesn't matter which.
> You would then create Virtual IPs for the other five public IPs:.
> On those VIPs: type=CARP, i/f=WAN, IP=75.149.56.{27,29,30,31}/[match the 
> WAN mask], Password=irrelevant, VHID=irrelevant, Freq=irrelevant. (Note: 
> those are NOT irrelevant if you set up redundant firewalls!)
> Then in Firewall->Nat->1:1, you would create one entry per VIP. 
> (Technically you could do one entry for the range, but I don't recommend 
> it for clarity's sake.)
> On those NAT rules: Interface=WAN, External=75.149.56.{27,29,30,31}, 
> Internal=192.168.1.{27,29,30,31}, Destination=any, NAT reflection=enable.
> Then in Firewall->Rules->[either Floating or WAN], add the necessary rules 
> to permit inbound connections:
> On those FW rules: Action=pass, Intf=WAN, Proto=any, Src=any, 
> Dst=192.168.1.{27,29,30,31}
> ...and you should be done.
> 
> Compared to my bare-bones explanation, what are you doing differently? 
> (Aside from my possibly not remembering your range of assigned IPs 
> correctly, that is. You mention a subnet mask of 255.255.255.248, which 
> would actually allow IPs of .25 through .30. Oh well, you can do a mental 
> search-and-replace on my comments above.)
> 
> My best guess is that you created a VIP of type ifAlias, and you don't 
> have the correct 1:1 NAT entry. Or the correct port-forwarding entries, 
> which should also work. Or you're trying to overload pfSense's main WAN 
> IP address and don't have the port-forwarding done right. If this is what 
> you're trying to do, deliberately, let us know - there are some additional 
> gotchas in this scenario.

Adam, yes I have IPAlias as that is what someone mentioned to me to change to 
rather than CARP IIRC.

Let me go through this again step by step.

I will report back with screen shots again.

-Jason

 


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