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Originally Posted by cbkbud
Out of curiosity ... what is a NAT box?
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Network Address Translation box
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NAT boxes could solve the pending address shortage in IP networks.
They act as a buffer between the global Internet and IP local networks (subnet). The local side addresses would have to be unique only at the subnet level. When a host on the subnet side of a NAT box sends traffic over the Internet, the NAT box strips out the local address and replaces it with the globally unique address assigned to that subnet.
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