Protocol Deep Dive: Network Address Translation (NAT)
This course will introduce the principles of setting up NAT on your network layer device and of understanding the potential security risks and rewards of using network address translation.
What you'll learn
When TCPIP v4 was created, security and address preservation were not concerns like they are today. Fortunately, we now have network address translation to assist. In this course, Protocol Deep Dive: Network Address Translation (NAT), you will gain foundational knowledge of the potential security risks and rewards of using network address translation. First, you will learn how most experienced network administrators have worked with network address translation using Port Address Translation or linking IPs. Next, you will discover some other types of NAT also available. Finally, you will explore the interpretations of NAT by companies like Cisco that change the definition of the RFCs for NAT. When you are finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of network address translation needed to set up NAT on your network layer device and to troubleshoot NAT issues.
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About the author
Professor Robert McMillen is a networking consultant with over 50 technical certifications. He has an MBA where he teaches Windows Server Administration at two colleges, and has earned his MCSE and MCT from Microsoft. Robert McMillen is the president and founder of All Tech 1, a Portland-based network consulting company. Robert has over 20 years of experience in network engineering and earned certifications from companies like Microsoft, Checkpoint, IBM, and Cisco. He also hosts a weekly syndi... more