'NATed' - real quick question

[Richard Quinn]

What does this mean ? I've searched the internet for about 1/2 hour and just need a brief answer, (also HP tech knowledge base is down)
thanks
Richard.

[Brian Hackley · Accepted solution]

Richard,

NAT is an acronym for "Network Address Translation". This is done most typically to map an "internal" IP address to an "external" address, usually by a Firewall system/box. Many organziations use a 10.x.x.x style address for "internal" IP's and then conserve their Internet address space for their external boxes and Firewalls.

A NAT'ed address would be that address that has been translated from the "intenal" IP to an "external" one.

Here is a handy URL that you can use to look
up FAQ's for Firewall and Security terminology:
http://firewall.com/Publications/FAQs/

Hope this helps,

-> Brian Hackley

[Richard Quinn]

Thanks, that hit the spot !!