I find it really useful as a (nearly) zero-config way of accessing devices behind a NAT box.
Even my work internet connection is behind a carrier-grade-NAT box so I can't even port forward. I use it to access our Jenkins server which is physically located inside the building.
It's particularly useful for 2 reasons:
- each machine gets a very stable IP (unlike DHCP-assigned addresses) which simplifies hosts files / dnsmasq etc
- it's better than port forwarding as every device can work on port 80
So my use case would be something like "simple LAN setup with no more port forwarding"
Even my work internet connection is behind a carrier-grade-NAT box so I can't even port forward. I use it to access our Jenkins server which is physically located inside the building.
It's particularly useful for 2 reasons:
- each machine gets a very stable IP (unlike DHCP-assigned addresses) which simplifies hosts files / dnsmasq etc - it's better than port forwarding as every device can work on port 80
So my use case would be something like "simple LAN setup with no more port forwarding"