adespoton ,

That’s like saying “why isn’t my phone number that I set up on my own POTS network usable on the international telephone system?”

If you’re behind NAT, you aren’t technically on the Internet; that’s why you need Network Address Translation in the first place.

IPv6 fixes this by letting every conceivable device have its own address on the Internet, but that comes with its own security and privacy issues, so it’s rarely used.

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