Usually, the Destination port range and Redirect target port are the same, but there are some cases where we might want to redirect incoming traffic to a different port. For example, we might want to run a web server for our own personal use. For example, we might be running the web front end for MythTV (a Linux-based open source PVR application), and we may want to access it from the internet.
There is a good chance that our ISP blocks port 80 and port 443 traffic (the default ports for HTTP and HTTPS respectively); therefore, if we want to run a web server on our home connection, we would have to use a different port:
- Navigate to Firewall | NAT. Again, we don’t have to click on Port Forward ...