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Network Address Translation (NAT), 10.1 Overview, 10.2 What You Can

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CHAPTER 10 Network Address Translation (NAT) 10.1 Overview This chapter discusses how to configure NAT on the NBG-417N. NAT (Network Address Translation - NAT, RFC 1631) is the translation of the IP address of a host in a packet. For example, the source address of an outgoing packet, used within one network is changed to a different IP address known within another network. Each packet has two addresses - a source address and a destination address. For outgoing packets, NAT maps private (local) IP addresses to globally unique ones required for communication with hosts on other networks. It replaces the original IP source address in each packet and then forwards it to the Internet. The NBG-417N keeps track of the original addresses and port numbers so incoming reply packets can have their original values restored. The following figure illustrates this. Figure 70 NAT Example For more information on IP address translation, refer to RFC 1631, The IP Network Address Translator (NAT). Note: You must create a firewall rule in addition to setting up NAT, to allow traffic from the WAN to be forwarded through the NBG-417N. 10.2 What You Can Do • Use the General screen (Section 10.3 on page 108) to enable NAT and set a default server. NBG-417N User's Guide 107

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NBG-417N User’s Guide
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C
HAPTER
10
Network Address Translation (NAT)
10.1
Overview
This chapter discusses how to configure NAT on the NBG-417N.
NAT (Network Address Translation - NAT, RFC 1631) is the translation of the IP address of a host in
a packet. For example, the source address of an outgoing packet, used within one network is
changed to a different IP address known within another network.
Each packet has two addresses – a source address and a destination address. For outgoing packets,
NAT maps private (local) IP addresses to globally unique ones required for communication with
hosts on other networks. It replaces the original IP source address in each packet and then
forwards it to the Internet. The NBG-417N keeps track of the original addresses and port numbers
so incoming reply packets can have their original values restored. The following figure illustrates
this.
Figure 70
NAT Example
For more information on IP address translation, refer to
RFC 1631
,
The IP Network Address
Translator (NAT)
.
Note: You must create a firewall rule in addition to setting up NAT, to allow traffic from
the WAN to be forwarded through the NBG-417N.
10.2
What You Can Do
Use the
General
screen (
Section 10.3 on page 108
) to enable NAT and set a default server.