05-22-2003 01:16 PM - edited 03-02-2019 07:34 AM
I got asked by a customer about handing out random UDP ports through a Cisco 831 router running DHCP and NAT. Apparently this is common in the gaming world. It is not something I have seen before. Can the customer do this with an 831? Apparently, it also works on the 67X series of DSL routers.
05-27-2003 06:49 AM
If you are referring to the router translating the users to a designated address on a random port, then this is accomplished by PAT (port address translation).
05-27-2003 07:04 AM
Is he providing a gaming server, or he want to allow game traffic in/out of his network ??
You can use NAT or PAT to achieve a translation to a public address.
05-28-2003 08:36 AM
Game traffic in and out of his network. I hadn't thought about PAT. That is probably the answer.
Thanks!
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