
full image - Repost: Is there any reason to open 18080 on ufw if I have one node on my local network? (from Reddit.com, Is there any reason to open 18080 on ufw if I have one node on my local network?)
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I'm learning about running a Monero node and for now do not want to open router ports with port-forwarding. I would like to see the node sync, be able to connect my Cake Wallet to it on the local area network, and to mine on it from another device on the same local network.I will be using p2pool (on the same device as the node) and xmrig (on another device, or devices on the network).I am running the node on MX Linux on a dedicated desktop PC.I see advice in various places that I need to open port 18080/tcp on ufw, but if I do not intend portforward 18080 on my router for the moment, then is there any reason to add this rule?https://p2pool.io/#help states "[Optional] Open port 18080 (Monero p2p port) in your firewall to ensure better connectivity" but do they mean that only in the case 18080 is also forwarded to the PC on your router, or am I missing something about port 18080 on ufw?I don't have a second node on the same local network.

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