Network Address Translation takes a host's private IP address and t
it to a non-private, routable address. A simple but important job!
a host such as this one on the 10.1.1.0 /24 network couldn’t commi
the outside world.
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(The Internet)Class B: 172.16.0.0 /12
Class C: 192.168.0.0 /16
The only thing that’s even the slightest bit tricky about NAT are t
Given to the addresses in the overall NAT process. We start with an if
address, the address used by hosts on the local network to communit
ler hosts on the local network. The inside local address is the adk
slated - locally. In this network, the inside local address is 10:17
Inside Local Address
Ad /24
Jocal address is-translated to an inside globalthing that’s even the slightest bit
;, the address used by hosts on the local
‘other hosts on the local network. The inside local address is
The Inside Local Addres:
10.1.1.1 /24
The inside local address is translated to an inside global addi
that'll be 200.1.1.1 /24.
ee:
The Inside‘Local Address.
10.1.1. /24Outside local addresses are the non-routable addresses of hosts on
network, while outside global addresses are the routable addresses
hosts on a remote network. The terms “inside” and “outside” really
your perspective. If the address is in use on your network (global oF
an inside address. If it’s in use by the other involved network, it’s
address.
“This address, 10.1.1.1 /24, is an
inside local address.”
iter performs NAT, that router makes al
jing the inside local address to:the assigr
lla router performs NAT, that router makes an entry in its
table, mapping the inside local address to the assigned inside
The Inside Local Address: ‘Let me make a note of that:
10.1.1.1 /24 10.1.1.1 is mapped to
200.1.1.1."
The private address is never seen outside the local network, and
receiving these packets has no idea NAT has occurred. Actually, the
packets doesn’t know about NAT either! The only device
is going on is the NAT router.
When packets come back in with a routable address, the router
see if, another translation is in order. If so, the
address back to the appropriate inside locat
ingly.