Understanding netopia nat behavior, Network configuration, Background – Netopia R7200 User Manual
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The Netopia R7200 implements a power ful feature called Network Address Translation (NAT) as specified in
RFC 1631. NAT is used for IP address conser vation and for security purposes since there will only be a single IP
“presence” on the WAN. This appendix describes the NAT functionality within the Netopia R7200 and provides
examples for setup and use.
Network configuration
Below is a diagram of the network referenced in this appendix.
Background
NAT is a mechanism employed within the Netopia R7200 to acquire a statically or dynamically assigned IP
address on its WAN inter face and proxy against locally assigned IP addresses on its LAN inter face. The Netopia
R7200 uses a one-to-many IP address mapping scheme; that is against a single IP address the Netopia R7200
acquires on its WAN inter face, the Netopia R7200 can proxy 14, 30, or an unlimited number of IP hosts on the
LAN inter face.
In order to fully understand how NAT works, you must understand how a PPP connection is established and IP
addresses are negotiated.
ISP Network
Customer Site
Internet
Router
Netopia
LAN
Workstation B
IP: 192.168.5.3
Mask: 255.255.255.240
MAC: 00-05-02-00-1e-03
IP: 200.1.1.1
Mask: 255.255.255.0
Workstation A
IP: 192.168.5.2
Mask: 255.255.255.240
MAC: 00-05-02-04-12-4f
Netopia Router
WAN IP: 200.1.1.40
Mask: 255.255.255.0
MAC: 00-00-c5-60-21-0a
Netopia Router
LAN IP: 192.168.5.1
Mask: 255.255.255.240
MAC: 00-00-c5-60-21-0a
WWW Server
IP: 163.176.4.32
Mask: 255.255.255.0
MAC: 00-05-02-0c-1b-41