While configuring NAT on Router of Layer 3 switch, many a times network administrators find it difficult in getting the required output inspite of putting is the correct commands for NAT to happen. There are multiple protocols and features which may be running on the device like VPN, access list which may disrupt with newly introduced NAT configuration and administrators may face the headache of any one of features not working. Hence it’s key to understand the how traffic from outside the interface enters inside and inside to outside operate
Below table illustrates the order in which transactions are processed using Network Address Translation (NAT) is based on whether a packet goes from the inside network to the outside network, or from the outside network to the inside network.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
I am here to share my knowledge and experience in the field of networking with the goal being – “The more you share, the more you learn.”
I am a biotechnologist by qualification and a Network Enthusiast by interest. I developed interest in networking being in the company of a passionate Network Professional, my husband.
I am a strong believer of the fact that “learning is a constant process of discovering yourself.”
– Rashmi Bhardwaj (Author/Editor)
