Transmission and Port - Forwarding (Linux)
I read through the previous posts for "port" issues and wasn't able to address my problem so thought I'd start a new thread.
- Relatively new to Mullvad.
- Ubuntu Server 16.04
- Transmission BT client
I am able to connect to mullvad (wireguard) without issue, and the server can pass traffic in and out.
In attempting to set up transmission to work properly I set up a port-forward on the mullvad website. (Let's say 5555 was assigned), and made sure it was on the server wireguard key.
Inputted port 5555 to Transmission
Disconnected and re-connected Mullvad
At this point I am hitting my wall. Port shows as closed and it is inhibiting torrent traffic. I tried curl to the am-i-mullvad and it returns a "false" on the 5555 port.
I tried switching to OpenVPN rather than wireguard, same issue.
Any troubleshooting suggestions welcome. Thank you in advance.
SOLVED.
SOLUTION: Don't forget to open the ports with UFW on ubuntu.
| ufw allow 5555/udp
Posted Jul 27, 2020, 1:02 PM UTC · edited
Check your firewall.
This is what happens when you type before you've had your morning coffee. Somehow forgot entirely about ufw.
Thanks for the reminder!
No worries, you'd be surprised how many people forget to check their firewall when doing port forwarding.