# Can the public IP address of the block producing and relay nodes be the same if they are both on a same machine and relay server is running virtually?

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**Category:** Operate a Stake Pool\
**Tags:** stake-pools, pool-operator, cardano-node\
**Created:** [4 September 2020 19:59 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/can-the-public-ip-address-of-the-block-producing-and-relay-nodes-be-the-same-if-they-are-both-on-a-same-machine-and-relay-server-is-running-virtually/39823 "2020-09-04T19:59:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Adayes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@Adayes](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Adayes)\
**Post date:** [7 September 2020 23:31 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/can-the-public-ip-address-of-the-block-producing-and-relay-nodes-be-the-same-if-they-are-both-on-a-same-machine-and-relay-server-is-running-virtually/39823/3 "2020-09-07T23:31:36Z")

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Thank you for the reply ADAfrog. The forwarding should be done from the router itself correct? Not the VirtualBox? I ask because I am able to ssh setup the server only when my network is set as “bridge” as oppose to NAT, which prevents port forwarding.

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