IT Services Circle
Jan 30, 2023 · Fundamentals
Understanding NAT, NAPT, and How Private IPs Communicate with the Public Internet
This article explains why home networks use private 192.168.x.x addresses, how NAT devices translate private to public IPs, the roles of SNAT and DNAT, the extension to NAPT with port translation, and techniques such as NAT traversal and hole punching that enable inbound connections from the Internet.
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