Glossary: Networking Beyond the Basics
NAT
Also written: network address translation
Network address translation: the router rewrites the private source address of outgoing packets to its public address, then reverses the change for the replies. It lets the whole Kettle & Crane office share 203.0.113.10.
Where the book teaches it
Related terms
MASQUERADEtranslation tableport forwardingcarrier-grade NATprivate address