Cannot get port forwarding to work

RouterOS Beginner Basics
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This is my first time using a Mikrotik device and cannot get it to do the port forwarding properly. I know that I just don’t have the proper settings but after searching, I cannot find anything online that will work for me. I am trying to setup remote access to my Plex server. My previous router had simple port forwarding and was easily setup. This is the screen I get when trying to setup the forwarding. I am a beginner on these routers, so I know almost nothing.

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So port forward,



Firewall → NAT → (+ Sign ) will open the new window and introduce the following :
Step1
General Tab you will fill in:

Chain ( dstnat ) - destination chain
Protocol ( tcp or upd ) depending of the service ..
DSt port ..
and in Interface ( external interface )

Step 2
Action
dst-nat
to address ( local addrres from you private interface )
to ports ( the port number of the app that running on internal server )

Finally select OK
PortForward.jpg
Best Regards,

Daniel

3

Thank you for your quick reply. I tried what you suggested an I am still getting the same results. Is there anything else that could be missing?

4

Post your firewall rules here.
In terminal :

ip firewall nat export
5

Hi,

if the Plex server it’s taking ip through DHCP server from Mikrotik ?

Please send us the NAT configuration that you done it, using the cli or pictures .

Best Regards,

Daniel

6

You actually don’t need to setup remote access on Plex, which is payware…

Follow pateutz’s advice.

Your dst-nat should look something like:

chain=dst-nat action=dstnat in-interface="WAN" dst-port=23444 to-address=192.168.1.5 to-port=32400
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Hi guys,

I’ve just tried to forward port on my hAP router, and couldn’t get it to work, through testing found something that did worked, but is kinda weird:

change incoming interface from ether1-gateway to all ethernet. don’t quite understand it but now it forwards correctly.
Any idea why?

Update: now I’ve changed it back to ether1-gateway and it is working. Really weird.

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So now it’s ok !?

For more understanding please read the documentation from :

http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:IP/Firewall/NAT
or some presentations:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXoai9COaDM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEXGqt5QG08

Best Regards,

Daniel

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Yep, now its working, I understand how firewall works (but thank you for links :slight_smile: ), I don’t get why “all ethernet” unblocked it somehow.

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Hi ,

i don’t know relay. Sometime the OS it’s not behave has should be.
Normally when i am seeing this kind of things i am running a reset configuration and starting over with the configuration.

But in this special setup that you have done it decently should work just with ether1-gateway not will all Ethernet.

Best Regards,

Daniel

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I am so confused…
I am not a router expert by any means and I have been reading all these different threads on how to make my Plex server available to the outside of my network… Everything I try doesn’t work.
Isn’t there a simple way to make this happen???
Please?