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• lemmyvore@feddit.nl ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The most common ones:

  • Hiding your IP when you open services to the internet. Some people live in suburbs or towns where their IP can pinpoint their house almost perfectly.
  • Breaking out of ISP NAT (aka carrier NAT / CGNAT), where clients can’t open connections to your public IP.

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  • atzanteol@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Hiding your IP when you open services to the internet.

    No it doesn’t. It hides it from things accessing your server but your IP address is not a secret and bots will scan it even if you do absolutely nothing on-line. And unless you’re using a VPN 24x7 while browsing you give your IP address out more often by “using the internet” than you would by “running a server”.

    Though I suppose if you’re the sort of person who really cares about hiding their IP you’re also using a VPN 24x7 anyway… The VPN companies’ marketing has worked wonders on spooking people about “your IP is available” it seems. I mean - sure, it is. But who cares?

    Breaking out of ISP NAT (aka carrier NAT / CGNAT), where clients can’t open connections to your public IP.

    That’s fair - if needed.

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