NODE_IP=$(kubectl get node/lima-rancher-desktop -o jsonpath='{.status.addresses[?(@.type=="ExternalIP")].address}')
sudo route -n delete 10.43.0.0/16 2>&1 || true
sudo route -n add 10.43.0.0/16 $NODE_IP || true

to force my network routing to point to the node for any request within the kube service CIDR range.