FreeBSD pf: forward traffic from one interface to a particular server on another interface
I can't believe nobody ever made a post about how to port-forward with pf
Enable pf
, if not already enabled, and also enable IP forwarding, by running these commands:
// enable the firewall
# sysrc pf_enable=YES
// optional: enable logging
# sysrc pflog_enable=YES
// enable IP forwarding for future boots
# sysrc gateway_enable=YES
# sysrc ipv6_gateway_enable=YES
// enable IP forwarding for current boot
# sysctl net.inet.ip.forwarding=1
# sysctl net.inet6.ip6.forwarding=1
Add the following code block to your /etc/pf.conf
, setting:
ext_if
to the interface on which traffic will arriveint_if
to the interface on which the server you want to forward traffic to is accessibleprinter_ip
to the IP address of the server you want to forward the traffic toprinter_port
to the port number (or in this case, well-known protocol name) of the port you want to forward
ext_if = "tailscale0"
int_if = "bge0"
printer_ip = "192.168.0.35"
printer_port = "ipp"
# translate packets going out of int_if to the IP of int_if
nat on $int_if -> ($int_if)
# redirect TCP packets coming into ext_if on printer_port to printer_ip
rdr on $ext_if proto tcp from any to any port $printer_port -> $printer_ip port $printer_port
You may also have to add a pass
rule if you block traffic by default. Reload the firewall rules by running:
# pfctl -F all -f /etc/pf.conf
And that should be it.
This guide is adapted from instructions in this blog post and this Server Fault answer.