How terrible is double NAT? really?

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How terrible is double NAT? really? - Lemmy.world

Hi, I’ve been trying to work out my network architecture with the pieces i have today: - isp box with 10gig dac downlink, 4 ssd bays - pfsense box with dual 10gig dac card - switch with 10gig dac uplink and multi gig rj45 - main proxmox host - other devices (laptops, iot…) ive ran into a dilemma regarding switching my isp box to bridge mode: - if i do, i lose wlan and nas capabilities - if i dont, i have to contend with double nat i’m sure that eventually i will get an ap (maybe unifi) and a dedicated nas (either home built or something like synology or asustore), but for the moment, i want to keep cost down and gradually add new pieces i was wondering if double nat is of huge performance and maintenance implications, or if i would be okay running this setup for a few months until i get to add an ap and nas? thank you

Using double NAT here because my ISP won’t even support/allow putting their box in bridge mode and I don’t even have root access to it, just some limited functionality via their web GUI.

I haven’t had any issues with it.

Can you set the ISP box to designate your router as DMZ (de-militarized zone)? It’s not technically the same as bridge mode, the ISP box continues to act as a router but also exposes the your router fully to the internet so you can mostly ignore theirs afterward.
Yes, that’s essentially what I did.