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Author: Vic
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To: hampshire
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] accessing a server from within a LAN using the external address does not work - why?

> http://192.168.11.5/ ... see Apache server response
> http://82.999.999.198/ ... I see my Buffalo Router control page!! :-/
> http://victor.something.nu/ ... same Buffalo router control page.


These things aren't very bright. You're getting tied up in its NAT.

> any comments gratefuly received!


I wouldn't try fighting the NAT; it'll end in disappointment.

The best solution I know to all this is to set up a nameserver inside your
LAN & create a specific "internal" view so that LAN clients get the LAN
address of the server. You can also set up an external view for WAN
clients if the mood takes you...

Vic.