-----Original Message-----
From: Seth Mos [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: 17 December 2009 12:07
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] Advanced outbound NAT -- Auto firewall
rules on or off?

Gabriel - IP Guys schreef:
> If I enable Advanced outbound NAT -- which according to the guide
> Pfsense MultiWAN Howto,
>
http://mirror.qubenet.net/mirror/pfsense/tutorials/policybased_multiwan/
> policybased_multiwan.pdf 

I just looked at it. It's entirely correct.
(that's what I thought! - Thank you for the clarification)

> If I am adding rules, and I check auto add firewall rule for NAT
rules,
> I am assuming that I will not have to go an add the firewall rules in.

Port forwards is from outside to inside. That is seperate from outbound 
traffic. You can create port forward entries on both external interfaces

  to a single DMZ ip address without issues.

(Maybe local language barrier! -- add the firewall rules in = Configure
the firewall accordingly :-) )

> But on the page, Firewall : NAT : outbound -- There is a note saying
> that outbound NAT rules will no longer be automatically generated. I'm
> pretty sure that both options cannot be correct.

The automatic generation of outbound rules is good enough when either 
WAN has a single address. Although in most cases you will want to create

manual outbound NAT rules for both the DMZ and LAN and for both WAN 
connections. You need this when you want to use STATIC port on the 
outbound NAT rules, for example voip or game services. Or if you want to

bind traffic to a specific outside IP address.

(I have multiple IP addresses for each WAN connection. Will that be a
factor? -- I do not have a DMZ zone configured -- I'm guessing from
this, that each inbound rule will have to be configured twice once for
each ISP? )

> I'm currently running version 1.2.2 -- and I'm trying to get my
multiple
> IP's working, and Multiple ISPs configured.

Use 1.2.3-RELEASE. Create manual outbound NAT rules.

(I think that I'm going to go and check the change log, and then
upgrade)

> I cannot explain how much pain that this has given me, and seeing as
I'm
> not dead, I'm getting seriously stronger :)

Congratulations. You have won a sticker.

(Again! Local language barrier!)

Regards,

Seth

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