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Originally Posted by JamboUK
Although I am a little bit confused how the direct IP address works fine from everywhere but on the internal network - other than it must be the way the router is handling it.
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Simple - when the firewall/router sees an address on the internal network that is not an internal address, it routes it to the Internet. It simply cannot 'wrap' the request back onto itself - just not sophisticated enough.
But then it was only designed for home/small office use.