Updated July 2026 · 6 min read
Allow connections from your LAN
This switch decides whether the core listens only on this machine or on every network interface. Turn it on and the phones, TVs and laptops behind the same router can route through your computer.
What the switch changes
By default the core binds the loopback address only, so software on this computer can reach it while packets from anywhere else never arrive at the port. From the other device it looks like a refused connection or an endless wait.
With LAN access enabled, the core listens for that same mixed port on every interface instead. Flipping the switch reloads the core, and a working latency test on the proxies page confirms it came back up.
What to enter on the other device
Use this computer LAN address plus mixed port 7897 — not 127.0.0.1, which on another device points at that device itself. The LAN address usually starts with 192.168 and is listed in the system network details.
On a phone, open the Wi-Fi entry and set a manual proxy with those two values. One warning: the moment this computer sleeps, every other device loses its connection, so disable sleep while you are sharing.
The mixed port has no username or password. While the switch is on, anyone on the same network can use your proxy, so turn it off on networks you do not trust.
Work through failures in this order
Check the local firewall first, since it blocks the port more often than anything else; the details have their own guide. Then ping this machine from the other device, which tells you within a second whether it is reachable at all.
If the ping fails the two devices are usually not on the same subnet: one joined the guest network, or the router has client isolation switched on. Also confirm the system has not classified the current network as public, because that blocks most inbound connections.
When to switch it back off
Do not leave it on in a cafe, a dorm or a shared office. Nothing authenticates on that port, so whoever scans the subnet gets a free proxy, the traffic comes out of your subscription quota, and the flagged address is your node.
Turn it off as soon as you are done. The LAN address is handed out by DHCP too, so rebooting the router or moving networks can change it, and the value saved on the other device quietly stops working.
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