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Start Network Address Translation PracticeYou have configured Destination NAT on a SRX Series device to forward web traffic to an internal server. External clients attempt to connect, but the security logs show sessions are being dropped by the security policy. Which security zone and IP address combination must the security policy permit?
Explanation: On SRX Series devices, security policies are evaluated after destination NAT translation for the destination address and zone. Therefore, the policy must reference the translated (internal) destination IP address and the zone where the internal server resides (trusted zone). The source zone remains untrusted because the client originates from the untrusted zone.
You manage an SRX device where multiple internal subnets require Source NAT out to the internet using a shared pool of public IP addresses. However, specific internal servers must always map to a dedicated, unique public IP address to maintain whitelisting on external partner firewalls. How should you configure this requirement?
Explanation: To ensure specific internal servers always use a dedicated public IP while other subnets share a pool, you must create a specific source NAT rule for the server's IP and place it above the general pool-based rule in the same rule-set. Junos evaluates rules top-down, so the specific rule will match first and apply the dedicated translation.
When configuring NAT rule sets on a Junos OS device, in what order are different types of NAT evaluated?
Explanation: Junos OS evaluates NAT rule sets in a specific order: Destination NAT is evaluated first, followed by Source NAT, and finally Static NAT.
An administrator deploys Static NAT on a Junos OS device to provide a one-to-one mapping between a public IP address (198.51.100.10) and an internal server IP address (10.1.1.10). When external clients attempt to ping the public IP address, the SRX does not respond. Other services work correctly. What must be configured to allow the SRX to respond to ICMP requests for the Static NAT IP?
Explanation: For Static NAT, the SRX must respond to ARP requests for the public IP address from external hosts. By default, the SRX does not respond to ARP for NAT IPs unless proxy ARP is enabled on the egress interface. Configuring proxy ARP for the specific public IP allows the SRX to answer ARP requests, enabling ICMP and other services to reach the internal server.
You are troubleshooting a complex Static NAT setup where an internal mail server (10.10.10.5) is mapped to a public IP (198.51.100.5). External inbound connections work, but outbound connections initiated from the mail server show that the source IP is being translated by a general interface-based Source NAT rule rather than the Static NAT mapping. How do you ensure outbound connections from the mail server use its Static NAT public IP?
Explanation: In Junos NAT, rule evaluation order determines which NAT rule applies to a session. A general interface-based Source NAT rule placed above the Static NAT rule will match outbound traffic from 10.10.10.5 first, translating the source to the interface address instead of the static public IP. To ensure the mail server's outbound traffic uses its static mapping, the conflicting Source NAT rule must be evaluated after the static NAT rule, or the mail server IP must be excluded from the Source NAT rule's match criteria.
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