I think the answer lies in the use of uPNP and Manual Outbound NAT
http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,6042.0.html
Firewall / NAT / Outbound (Tab)
Here's what my "Firewall: NAT: Outbound" tab looks like
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*Manual Outbound NAT rule generation (Advanced Outbound NAT (AON))*
WAN 10.0.0.71/32 * * * * * YES Wii
WAN 10.0.0.0/24 * * * * * NO rest of LAN
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10.0.0.71 would be the IP of your Wii
Nintendo has a test that shows whether or not games should work:
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/wii/en_na/NetworkTest.jsp
With only uPNP set, the test didn't work.
Once I made the change for Manual Outbound NAT, the test worked.
For the test, instead of my Wii's IP, I entered a Windows computer.
Hopefully when I get home and test on the Wii it will work.
--tom
Adam Van Ornum wrote:
Does anyone have any ideas that don't include having multiple WAN
IPs? :) I only have one WAN IP and I'm having the same problem as
the original message poster. I can connect fine to World and Regional
games but can't connect to or host Friend games.
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> Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:48:55 +0100
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> Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] Anyone get Wii working with pfSense?
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> Vivek Khera wrote:
> >
> > On Apr 28, 2008, at 9:16 PM, Tom wrote:
> >
> >> I can connect to Worldwide and Regional events with Mario Kart,
but I
> >> can't connect to Friends.
> >> Nintendo says they are different types of connections so connecting
> >> to Worldwide and Regional events doesn't necessarily mean connecting
> >> to Friends should work since Friends are a direct connect between
> >> systems.
> >>
> >> I've tried creating a NAT and forwarding all UDP traffic to the Wii,
> >> but that didn't make a difference.
> >>
> >> When I connect, I get a Nintendo Error: 86420
> >
> > "Works for Mii" :-)
> >
> > Sometimes it takes several days to weeks to complete the pairing with
> > some friends, but it does eventually recognize the friend's box. I
> > believe this is a Nintendo issue, not a networking issue on my end.
> >
> > I do have uPNP enabled on the router since I trust everyone inside
> > (basically one winderz box, plus a handful of macs and one kubuntu
> > aside from the wii.)
> >
> >
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> Wii and Pfsense didn't work for me out the box, I was getting same
error
> code.
>
> My WAN has 5 ips
> My Wii is on LAN, with NAT to a bunch of home machines
>
> To get it to work, I used a Virtual IP (CARP type) and a spare WAN IP,
> NAT 1:1 mapping directly to the IP of the Wii, and made a really
crude rule
> WAN - UDP - 1-65535 > Wii IP : VIP
>
> -maybe I should review this... It was far more important to make the
Wii
> work at the time!
> I did first try a bunch of UDP port forwarding but that didn't work.
> uPNP is off on my pfsense
>
> Mii / Friend sharing has taken between 2 and 30 mins for the few people
> I have currently shared with.
>
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