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Unable to access outside service from inside LAN

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Mar 15, 20269435 views
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I have a weird port forwarding problem. I tried to open my port 22 to the outside network. I was able to access it as long as I am not inside the LAN. I can access it from my office for example. But from within the LAN, I can access the port using the local ip, but I can't access the port using the…

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Fix for: Unable to access outside service from inside LAN

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Given that you mentioned port forwarding, I assume your home gateway is acting as a NAT -- or more specifically NAPT -- gateway. What you're trying to do is called "hairpin NAT" or "NAT hairpinning", in reference to the way a literal hair pin double…

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