CPU and NAT

[Wan_Whisperer]

All,

Is there a way to see what percentage of my CPU is taken up by NAT?  

Also is there any advantage to have my servers on private ip space and have then Natted?  I understand why you pat but why would you do a one to one nat on servers?

[balaji.bandi]

what device is this router/FW/Switch ?

There are many use case to use Public IP with Natted IP  :

Main reasons

1. Save public IP space

2. Securing the host

3.  Server behind a NAT cannot receive incoming connections unless incoming traffic is explicitly forwarded to the them by the router.

4. Outgoing traffic from NAT router's IP, this hides details of the machines behind the NAT from external systems, i.e. how many machines, their private IPs,

5. With 1 Public IP you can manage many Private IP's.

BB

[Wan_Whisperer]

ON an ASA 5510.

I understand all of you answers but still don't understand why you would not a whole class C private to a whole Class C public

[Florin Barhala]

Due to IPv4 exhaustion concerns.

[Wan_Whisperer]

I 100% understand NAT and how it works.  I am not talking about NAT overlaod.  I am talking one to one  ie...

192.168.1.1 - 201.1.1.1

192.168.1.2 - 201.1.1.2

192.168.1.3 - 201.1.1.3

192.168.1.4 - 201.1.1.4

192.168.1.5 - 201.1.1.5

and on and on for the whole class C.

[balaji.bandi]

Its all depends on what is your requirement, you need to look at the KPI by deploying...learn...consider ..change ..life cycle..

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