Can't make port forwarding work for OpenVPN

I’m trying to setup basic port forwarding for OpenVPN:

add action=dst-nat chain=dstnat dst-port=22125 in-interface=bridge protocol=\
    tcp to-addresses=192.168.1.4 to-ports=22125

But it doesn’t connect when I’m trying to telnet to 22125 using my external IP. Connecting using local network IP works well.

The log (if enabled) shows:

dstnat: in:bridge out:(unknown 0), connection-state:new src-mac redacted, proto TCP (SYN), 192.168.1.4:50828->external_ip_redacted:22125, len 52

I tried specifying ether1 instead of bridge too and connecting from outside:

dstnat: in:ether1 out:(unknown 0), connection-state:new src-mac redacted, proto TCP (SYN), redacted:17020->external_ip_redacted:22125, len 60

My config:

oct/26/2023 11:24:09 by RouterOS 7.8

software id = YTB3-K1K6

model = RBD52G-5HacD2HnD

/interface bridge
add admin-mac=redacted auto-mac=no comment=defconf name=bridge
/interface ethernet
set [ find default-name=ether1 ] mac-address=redacted2
/interface wireless
set [ find default-name=wlan1 ] band=2ghz-b/g/n channel-width=20/40mhz-XX
country=no_country_set disabled=no distance=indoors frequency=auto
installation=indoor mode=ap-bridge ssid=redacted-lan wireless-protocol=
802.11
set [ find default-name=wlan2 ] band=5ghz-a/n/ac channel-width=
20/40/80mhz-XXXX country=no_country_set disabled=no distance=indoors
frequency-mode=superchannel installation=indoor mode=ap-bridge ssid=
redacted-lan wireless-protocol=802.11
/interface list
add comment=defconf name=WAN
add comment=defconf name=LAN
/interface lte apn
set [ find default=yes ] ip-type=ipv4 use-network-apn=no
/interface wireless security-profiles
set [ find default=yes ] authentication-types=wpa2-psk mode=dynamic-keys
supplicant-identity=MikroTik
/ip hotspot profile
set [ find default=yes ] html-directory=hotspot
/ip pool
add name=dhcp ranges=192.168.1.50-192.168.1.254
/ip dhcp-server
add address-pool=dhcp interface=bridge name=defconf
/interface bridge port
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf ingress-filtering=no interface=ether2
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf ingress-filtering=no interface=ether3
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf ingress-filtering=no interface=ether4
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf ingress-filtering=no interface=ether5
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf ingress-filtering=no interface=wlan1
add bridge=bridge comment=defconf ingress-filtering=no interface=wlan2
/ip neighbor discovery-settings
set discover-interface-list=LAN
/ip settings
set max-neighbor-entries=8192
/ipv6 settings
set disable-ipv6=yes max-neighbor-entries=8192
/interface list member
add comment=defconf interface=bridge list=LAN
add comment=defconf interface=ether1 list=WAN
add interface=lte1 list=WAN
/interface ovpn-server server
set auth=sha1,md5
/ip address
add address=192.168.1.1/24 comment=defconf interface=bridge network=
192.168.1.0
add address=ext_ip_redacted/24 interface=ether1 network=ext_subnet_redacted0
/ip dhcp-client
add comment=defconf disabled=yes interface=ether1
/ip dhcp-server lease
add address=192.168.1.6 client-id=1:redacted3 mac-address=
redacted3 server=defconf
/ip dhcp-server network
add address=192.168.1.0/24 comment=defconf dns-server=192.168.1.1 gateway=
192.168.1.1 netmask=24
/ip dns
set allow-remote-requests=yes servers=8.8.8.8,1.1.1.1
/ip dns static
add address=192.168.1.1 comment=defconf name=router.lan
/ip firewall filter
add action=accept chain=input comment=
“defconf: accept established,related,untracked” connection-state=
established,related,untracked
add action=drop chain=input comment=“defconf: drop invalid” connection-state=
invalid
add action=accept chain=input comment=“defconf: accept ICMP” protocol=icmp
add action=accept chain=input comment=
“defconf: accept to local loopback (for CAPsMAN)” dst-address=127.0.0.1
add action=drop chain=input comment=“defconf: drop all not coming from LAN”
in-interface-list=!LAN
add action=accept chain=forward comment=“defconf: accept in ipsec policy”
ipsec-policy=in,ipsec
add action=accept chain=forward comment=“defconf: accept out ipsec policy”
ipsec-policy=out,ipsec
add action=fasttrack-connection chain=forward comment=“defconf: fasttrack”
connection-state=established,related hw-offload=yes
add action=accept chain=forward comment=
“defconf: accept established,related, untracked” connection-state=
established,related,untracked
add action=drop chain=forward comment=“defconf: drop invalid”
connection-state=invalid
add action=drop chain=forward comment=
“defconf: drop all from WAN not DSTNATed” connection-nat-state=!dstnat
connection-state=new in-interface-list=WAN
/ip firewall nat
add action=masquerade chain=srcnat comment=“defconf: masquerade”
ipsec-policy=out,none out-interface-list=WAN
add action=dst-nat chain=dstnat dst-port=22125 in-interface=bridge protocol=
tcp to-addresses=192.168.1.4 to-ports=22125
/ip route
add disabled=no dst-address=0.0.0.0/0 gateway=ext_subnet_redacted1
/ip service
set telnet address=192.168.1.0/24 disabled=yes
set ftp address=192.168.1.0/24 disabled=yes
set www address=192.168.1.0/24
set ssh address=192.168.1.0/24 disabled=yes
set www-ssl address=192.168.1.0/24
set api address=192.168.1.0/24
set winbox address=192.168.1.0/24
set api-ssl address=192.168.1.0/24
/system clock
set time-zone-name=Europe/Kiev
/tool bandwidth-server
set enabled=no
/tool mac-server
set allowed-interface-list=LAN
/tool mac-server mac-winbox
set allowed-interface-list=LAN

Any help here?

yeah, dont get what you are trying to accomplish because the r equirement talk about the config which is bass ackwards.

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b. identify the traffic flows they require including the admin

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