trace is returning public IPs !

Hardware MikroTik hardware general
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okay what is happening here?

I set up an IP of 10.50.5.1 for an sr5 card and used the winbox tools (when I am logged into the RB232) to do a tracert to the IP.

I get a long list of private AND public IPs on the provider’s network. So I have to assume that the tracert from the router only goes out the public gateway and there is no way to do a trace behind the gateway?

Then I tried doing a tractrt to a private IP like 192.168.1.2 and the thing actually replied with a complete trace right through the public gateway, but the hop IPs were different.

So:

  1. Am I correct that the router trace tool only works out the public gateway?

  2. is there a way to trace the wireless LAN private IPs?

  3. How can a trace go all the way to a private IP that does not reside on our network? Is there a user out there on the provider’s public network that has their NAT table wide open? I still don’t see how the trace can return a private IP range intermixed with the public IPs

Thanks

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Are you using a satellite connection to the internet? If yes, then the private IP addresses you see are the link between your Satellite Modem and the NOC. It is normal and there is No cause for alarm.