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NAT loopback fails for clients connected through RBE370 satellite
I’m using an Orbi RBE371 router with an RBE370 satellite, and I’ve found what looks like a NAT loopbackNAT issue.
NAT loopback works normally when a device is connected directly to the main router, but fails whenever the same device is connected through the satellite.
Tested behaviour:
- Connected to main router over Wi-Fi: NAT loopback works
- Connected to main router over Ethernet: NAT loopback works
- Connected to RBE370 satellite over Wi-Fi: NAT loopback times out
- Connected to RBE370 satellite over Ethernet: NAT loopback times out
Direct LAN access still works perfectly through the satellite.
For example:
curl https://example.ddns.net:8000
times out when connected through the satellite, but works through the router.
The hostname correctly resolves to my WAN IP, and I tested multiple forwarded ports with the same result.
Is there a way to fix this?
8 Replies
Does NAT loopback fail if you use the IP address of the router rather than the URL?
Yes it doesn't work with either the public IP or the URL
For example:
curl https://example.ddns.net:8000
times out when connected through the satellite, but works through the router.
The hostname correctly resolves to my WAN IP, and I tested multiple forwarded ports with the same result.
Sounds like that should work. I am wondering you've tried:
- disabling ipv6 in the client PC
- testing with a port that isn't forwarded
That might give some clues.
Is there a particular service you need to get to work? FTP with passive ports comes to mind. But if that is the issue, you could potentially work around it by switching the to FileZilla client.
I don't have IPV6 at all and i tried multiple forwarded ports and none of them work on the satellite
i tried multiple forwarded ports and none of them work on the satellite
How about a port that isn't forwarded? That should normally work locally, but fail when remote.
I have a few web services that are port forwarded and i can't access them locally because NAT loopback is not working
