20+ practice questions focused on NAT and PAT — one of the most tested topics on the Cisco CCNP ENARSI 300-410 exam. Each question includes a detailed explanation so you learn why the right answer is correct.
Start NAT and PAT PracticeA network engineer is troubleshooting connectivity from a host inside a corporate network to a public web server. The host has IP 10.1.1.10/24, and the router's outside interface is 203.0.113.1/24. The engineer configured a dynamic NAT pool (203.0.113.10-203.0.113.20) and an access list permitting 10.1.1.0/24. However, traffic from the host fails. A 'show ip nat translations' reveals no translations. What is the most likely cause?
Explanation: If the access list does not match the source IP of the traffic, NAT will not create translations. The engineer must verify that the ACL permits the correct source subnet.
A network engineer is troubleshooting PAT (overload) on a Cisco router. The inside network uses 192.168.1.0/24, and the outside interface has IP 198.51.100.1. The engineer configured 'ip nat inside source list 1 interface GigabitEthernet0/0 overload'. Traffic from inside hosts works initially, but after a few minutes, new connections fail. 'Show ip nat translations' shows many entries with the same outside global IP but different ports. 'Show ip nat statistics' indicates that the number of translations is near 500. What is the most likely cause?
Explanation: PAT uses port numbers to multiplex many inside hosts to a single outside IP. Each TCP/UDP session consumes a port; when the port range is exhausted, new translations cannot be created.
An engineer configures static NAT on a router to map a public IP 203.0.113.5 to an internal server 10.0.0.5. The configuration includes 'ip nat inside source static 10.0.0.5 203.0.113.5'. The server is reachable from the outside, but the server cannot initiate connections to the outside network. 'Show ip nat translations' shows the static entry. What is the most likely cause?
Explanation: Static NAT only translates the specified inside local to inside global. For the server to reach outside, the router must also translate the source of the server's traffic (which is 10.0.0.5) to a routable IP; without a matching NAT rule for outbound traffic, the server's source remains private.
A network engineer is troubleshooting NAT for a VoIP phone that uses SIP. The phone is at 192.168.2.10, and the router performs PAT to the outside interface 198.51.100.1. The phone can register with the SIP server, but calls fail after 30 seconds. The engineer notices that the SIP signaling includes the phone's private IP in the SDP body. What is the most likely cause?
Explanation: SIP embeds IP addresses in the payload; PAT only translates the IP header, not the application layer. The SIP server sends media to the private IP, which is unreachable. The fix is to use SIP ALG or fixup to translate the embedded addresses.
An engineer configures NAT on a router with 'ip nat inside source list 1 interface GigabitEthernet0/0 overload'. The inside hosts are 10.0.0.0/24, and the outside interface is 203.0.113.1. Traffic works for most hosts, but one host at 10.0.0.50 cannot access the internet. 'Show ip nat translations' shows no entry for this host. 'Show access-lists' shows ACL 1 permits 10.0.0.0 0.0.0.255. What is the most likely cause?
Explanation: If the ACL and NAT configuration are correct, the issue might be that the host's traffic is not reaching the router's inside interface, or the router is not processing the traffic due to a routing or interface issue. However, since other hosts work, the problem is specific to that host.
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