Chapter 6

NAT for IPv4

Objectives

Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to answer the following questions:

  • What are the purpose and function of NAT?

  • How do different types of NAT operate?

  • What are the advantages and disadvantages of NAT?

  • How do you configure static NAT using the CLI?

  • How do you configure dynamic NAT using the CLI?

  • How do you configure PAT using the CLI?

  • What is NAT for IPv6?

Key Terms

This chapter uses the following key terms. You can find the definitions in the Glossary.

Network Address Translation (NAT) page 226

private IP address page 226

public IP address page 226

public IPv4 address page 226

private IPv4 address page 226

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outside network page 229

inside local address page 229

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