Outbound NAT Not Being Hit...

Zyxian · May 2023

Hello.

I have several servers hosting websites. I've put them on their own port on my TZ 370. Each website has it's own public IP. I've followed the instructions here:

How do I configure NAT policies on a SonicWall firewall? | SonicWall for One to One NAT. (Except for naming convention, I followed it exactly as shown at that link)

From a server, I can get to IPChicken.com and it shows the external IP.

The issue is the web page isn't being served. "The connection has timed out". The Inbound NAT Policy is showing hits but the outbound NAT Policy shows 0. The Access Rule Policy is also not being hit/showing 0.

How do I trace where it is failing? What other information from me would be helpful to you?

Zyxian

Ajishlal · May 2023

@Zyxian ,

Most probably the issue with your Firewall access rule.

Follow the below list KB;

https://www.sonicwall.com/support/knowledge-base/how-can-i-enable-port-forwarding-and-allow-access-to-a-server-through-the-sonicwall/170503477349850/

Arkwright · May 2023

Don't expect to see hits on outbound NAT policy if the traffic is matching an inbound NAT policy. One connection will only ever match one NAT policy [and one access rule, for that matter].