hey guys - me again...
I tried it with PfSense . Unfortunately without success.
Maybe anyone can help me.
my esx host: 192.168.16.1 / 24
my notebook with vsphere client 192.168.16.2 / 24
on the esx host I created 2 networks - the default vSwitch0 that is connected to the vmnic0 and a second vswitch1 that has no physical adapter assigned.
then I created a winserver vm, enabled rdp and assigned a static ip of 10.10.10.2 / 24
then I created a pfSense-router-vm, which then has a "wan-interface" with a static ip adress of 192.168.16.3 / 24 and is assigned to the vSwitch0-network-interface from the configuration and a "lan-interface" with a static ip-adress of 10.10.10.1 / 24 that is assigned to the vSwitch1-network interface from the configuration.
after that, I was able to enter the configuration of pfsense from a browser opened within the winserver vm. then I did some settings, e.g. de-activating the "block private networks" setting for the "wan-interface". and of course I created a port-forward rule, that forwards rdp requests from 192.168.16.3:3395 to 10.10.10.2:3389.
unfortunately I am not able to establish the rdp connection until now.
Is it a simple mistake I made - or has anyone any other suggestion for me? otherwise I'll ask the pfsense community...
Really appreciate your help guys - thanks in advance.