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📖 What is Static NAT?

A type of NAT that maps a single private IP address to a single public IP address on a one-to-one basis.

🥋 Sensei Says:

"Static NAT is typically used for internal servers (like web or email servers) that must be accessible from the outside network using a consistent public IP address."

📚 Certification: Certified Network Associate (200-301)

🔑 What are the Key Concepts of Static NAT?

▸ Inside Local vs Inside Global
▸ Outside Local vs Outside Global
▸ Address translation tables

🎯 How does Static NAT appear on the 200-301 Exam?

Troubleshooting missing translation entries

Configuring NAT pools

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

What is NAT?

Network Address Translation.

Why use NAT?

To conserve IPv4 addresses.

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User Datagram Protocol (UDP) OSPF Router ID (RID) JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) Open Shortest Path First version 2 (OSPFv2) Access Port Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)

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