23 Questions
What is the main purpose of using Network Address Translation (NAT) in the context of IPv4 address exhaustion?
To increase the number of available devices by allowing them to share a single public IP address
What is the primary function of Source Network Address Translation (SNAT) and Port Address Translation (PAT)?
Modify both the IP address and port number for translation purposes
What is the significance of the IP address ranges 10.0.0.0-10.255.255.255, 172.16.0.0-172.31.255.255, 192.168.0.0-192.168.255.255?
They are defined as private IP addresses in RFC 1918
How does NAT enable devices with private IP addresses to communicate with devices on the public internet?
By providing a mapping between private IP addresses and a single public IP address
Why is the IPv4 address space considered exhausted?
Because it only supports a limited number of unique addresses
What role does the router play in Network Address Translation (NAT)?
It creates a table to map private IP and public IP/port combinations
What is the primary mechanism used to increase the number of available devices in the context of IPv4 address space exhaustion?
Network Address Translation (NAT)
What is the main purpose of using Port Address Translation (PAT) in the context of NAT?
To modify both the IP address and the port number to facilitate translation
What is the significance of the IP address ranges 10.0.0.0-10.255.255.255, 172.16.0.0-172.31.255.255, 192.168.0.0-192.168.255.255?
They are reserved for private networks
What role does a router play in the context of Network Address Translation (NAT)?
Creating a table to map private IP and public IP/port combinations
Why is the IPv4 address space considered exhausted?
Due to the depletion of available IP addresses in the IPv4 address pool
How does Source Network Address Translation (SNAT) facilitate communication with public addresses?
By modifying only the IP address for translation
What technology is used to increase the number of available devices to communicate with the public internet in the context of IPv4 address space exhaustion?
Network Access Translation (NAT)
What is the primary function of Source Network Address Translation (SNAT) and Port Address Translation (PAT) in the context of NAT?
To map private IP addresses to public IP addresses for communication
Why is the IPv4 address space considered exhausted?
IPv4 only supports 4.29 billion addresses
What role does a router play in the context of Network Address Translation (NAT)?
Translating private IP addresses to public IP addresses
What is the main purpose of using Port Address Translation (PAT) in the context of NAT?
To translate both IP address and port number for communication
What is the significance of the IP address ranges 10.0.0.0-10.255.255.255, 172.16.0.0-172.31.255.255, 192.168.0.0-192.168.255.255?
They are used for local area network (LAN) addressing
What is the primary purpose of using Network Address Translation (NAT) in the context of IPv4 address space exhaustion?
To enable devices with private IP addresses to communicate with devices on the public internet
How does Source Network Address Translation (SNAT) facilitate communication with public addresses?
By translating both the IP address and port number of the device
What is the significance of the IP address ranges 10.0.0.0-10.255.255.255, 172.16.0.0-172.31.255.255, 192.168.0.0-192.168.255.255?
They are designated private IP address ranges as defined in RFC 1918
What is the primary function of Port Address Translation (PAT) in the context of NAT?
To allow multiple devices within a private network to share a single public IP address
Why is the IPv4 address space considered exhausted?
Because all available IPv4 addresses have been assigned or allocated
Study Notes
- Over 20 billion devices on the internet, but IPv4 only supports 4.29 billion addresses
- IPv4 address space exhausted, no easy way to obtain new public IP addresses
- Use Network Address Translation (NAT) to increase number of available devices
- Private IP addresses defined in RFC 1918: 10.0.0.0-10.255.255.255, 172.16.0.0-172.31.255.255, 192.168.0.0-192.168.255.255
- NAT allows devices with private IP addresses to communicate with public addresses
- Router provides translation functionality by changing private source IP to public IP
- When information is sent back to a private address, router reverses IP translation
- NAT can handle multiple IP addresses by using Source Network Address Translation (SNAT), Port Address Translation (PAT), or NAT overload
- SNAT/PAT: router modifies both IP address and port number to make translation
- Router creates table to map private IP and public IP/port combination
- When Professor Messer web server sends information back, router looks up mapping and sends traffic to correct private IP address.
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