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[–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yeah, the router ought to know that public IP belongs to a device in its own network unless you're doing stuff like running your own router behind an ISP provided router and just forwarding ports instead of maintaining IP assignment / routing tables

[–] dot20@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I think OP is referring to NAT hairpinning though.

[–] MDKAOD@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Tell that to my opnsense box that refuses to NAT mirror.