Diff: NAT

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 Network Address Translation. 

 

-[IETF] RFC1918 defines three address ranges that may be used for so-called ''private'' networks.  These ranges must not be forwarded by routers onto the general [Internet]. 

+[IETF] RFC1918 defines three address ranges that may be used for so-called ''private'' networks.  These ranges must not be forwarded by [Router routers] onto the general [Internet]. 

 

-NAT (see RFC1631) defines a means by which a router can translate the source or destination IPAddress in forwarded packets to make a private network appear to be a single host with a public network address. 

+NAT (see RFC1631) defines a means by which a router can translate the source or destination IP Address in forwarded packets to make a private network appear to be a single host with a public network address. 

 

 {http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/nat-router.jpg How NAT works} 

 

-Most [CableModem], [ADSLModem] and [AccessPoint] devices will include a NAT router. 

+Many [CableModem], [ADSLModem] and [AccessPoint] devices include a NAT [Router].