My server is behind OpenWrt but for some reason i cannot get on my servers the client's real ip address

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Port Forwarding - router IP is shown instead of real one

Hello. I have a TP-Link Archer C7 router with LEDE 17.01 (which was upgraded from OpenWRT 15.05) and public IP address. I have configured port forwarding from external IP to my computer in the LAN. It works, but when connecting from external network, computer shows the router IP (192.168.1.1) instead of IP from which I connect. For example, when using SSH, 192.168.1.1 appears in the auth logs, and peer with the same address appears when running BitTorrent. How can I make forwarded connection …