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In this article, we will discuss about SNAT (Source NAT) and DNAT
(Destination NAT). Both terminologies are related to NAT (Network
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Table of Contents  Di erent types of NAT

 1. Source NAT (SNAT) SNAT vs DNAT | Source NAT vs

 2. Destination NAT (DNAT) Destination NAT

 3. The di erences between SNAT and DNAT OSPF | Open Shortest Path First |
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 4. Summary
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SNAT stands for Source NAT. Source NAT, as the name suggests, is used
Cisco IOU for GNS3
when an internal user initiates a connection with an outside Host. Here,
Cisco IP Phone
layer 3 device on which we already con gured NAT, translate the private
IP address of Host to Public IP. It may also translate the source port in the Cisco Packet Tracer

TCP or UDP protocols header’s. Although, Cisco abbreviate it with Stateful DHCP

NAT.
DNAT

Destination NAT (DNAT) DNS

Dynamic Routing

Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing

Protocol

Firewall

Graphical Network Simulator – GNS3

IP

IPv4

On the other hand, DNAT abbreviation for Destination NAT. DNAT is Juniper

used when an external Host with a Public IP, initiates a connection Juniper Interface Con guration
towards our Internal/Private Network. Here, the same layer 3 device,
Linux
convert public IP address of that host to the private IP of internal
Network Address Translation
Host/Server.
Network Security

The Destination NAT is con gured for Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). In the
Open System Interconnection (OSI)
DMZ, we usually put our Server with Private IP addresses. So, public user Model

can access them with the help of Destination NAT (DNAT). OSPF

Packet Filtering  Firewall

The di erences between SNAT and DNAT
Private IP
Below are some di erences between SNAT and DNAT!
Public IP

Source NAT (SNAT)
SNAT stands for Source NAT.
Here, Private IP address is converted
into Public IP.
Routing
Destination NAT (DNAT)
SNAT
DNAT stands for Destination NAT.
Stateful Inspection Firewall
Here, Public IP is converted into Private IP.
Static Routing

TCP/IP Model

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Transmission Control Protocol

Source NAT (SNAT) Destination NAT (DNAT)
Types of Network
It is used by a client which is inside our It is used when someone from public
private network and want to access the network wants to access a Server inside the User Datagram Protocol
Internet. DMZ.
Windows
SNAT is performed after the routing DNAT is performed before the routing
decision. decision. Windows Firewall

SNAT, can allow one or more than one DNAT, allows connection of any host on the
hosts of private network to get connect public network to a particular host on the
to public hosts. private network.

Summary

In this article, we discussed SNAT (Static NAT) and DNAT (Dynamic NAT).
Both terms are related to NAT (Network Address Translation). SNAT
converts the source IP address of internal hosts to a public IP address.
DNAT, translates the destination IP of a Public User to Private IP address,
so that it can communicate with DMZ servers.

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