NAT ROUTER

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VeasnaYim Posts 180 Registration date Tuesday June 18, 2013 Status Member Last seen October 2, 2015 - Jul 7, 2014 at 12:07 PM
VeasnaYim Posts 180 Registration date Tuesday June 18, 2013 Status Member Last seen October 2, 2015 - Jul 7, 2014 at 12:34 PM
Hello All,
Can you explain me what is NAT Router? and Is that NAT Router the same with Firewall?
Thanks so much for your explaining.
Regards,
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Jul 7, 2014 at 12:14 PM
Good question.

NAT stands for Network Address Translation.

"Network Address Translation allows a single device, such as a router, to act as an agent between the Internet (or "public network") and a local (or "private") network."

It is a table (service) in your router that translates a request to a server on your private subnet, from a public IP address. So, in other words, if you have a record in DNS of SOMESERVER.SOMEDOMAIN.com that has a public routable IP address of 22.43.22.xx, your NAT would listen on the IP address, and translate those requests to some IP address that is on your subnet (nonroutable), like 192.168.0.10.

I hope I have explained this well enough.
"If you can't soar with the eagles, then don't fly with the flock!" - Oliver Sykes; Bring Me The Horizon
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VeasnaYim Posts 180 Registration date Tuesday June 18, 2013 Status Member Last seen October 2, 2015 8
Jul 7, 2014 at 12:25 PM
Dear ac3mark,
Great explaining!
I got it on mind.

The meaning of NAT ROUTER the same firewall?
Thanks again
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Blocked Profile
Jul 7, 2014 at 12:29 PM
NO. NAT is for translation, firewall for permission of services and connection types.
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VeasnaYim Posts 180 Registration date Tuesday June 18, 2013 Status Member Last seen October 2, 2015 8
Jul 7, 2014 at 12:34 PM
Ok.. i am more clear right now about these two things,
Thanks
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