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Mikrotik must have configurations

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Category: Networking
Read Time: 4 mins
Published: 18 February 2025

So I recently bought a Mikrotik RB5009 router to replace the router provided by my provider. They always are far too limited and can't handle large amounts of traffic very well without bottlenecking. 
I've discovered the fun thing about Mikrotik routers is that it doesn't come with much configuration at all unlike routers from Fortigate for example. 

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Mikrotik configuring Hairpin NAT

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Category: Networking
Read Time: 1 min
Published: 18 February 2025

When you have servers in your network that needs to be accessed by internal users using the external address, you will need to setup hairpin NAT also known as NAT loopback on your router.
In Mikrotik fashion, this isn't configured by default.

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