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CCNA PAT (Port Address Translation) Practice Question
Drag and drop the following steps into the correct order to configure PAT (overload) on a Cisco router using a single public IP address on the outside interface.
⚠ Common exam trap
Learners often forget to assign the 'ip nat inside' and 'ip nat outside' interface commands, or they configure them in the wrong order relative to the source NAT statement.
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Enter global configuration mode
The correct order is A, B, C, D, E. First, enter global configuration mode. Second, create an access list to match the traffic to be translated. Third, configure the inside interface with 'ip nat inside'. Fourth, configure the outside interface with 'ip nat outside'. Fifth, apply PAT with 'ip nat inside source list <ACL> interface <outside-if> overload'. This final command enables PAT using the outside interface's public IP.
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Enter global configuration mode
Why this is correct
Entering global configuration mode is always the first step in any router configuration.
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Create an access list to match the traffic to be translated
Why this is correct
Creating an access list to identify the traffic that will be translated is necessary before applying NAT rules.
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Configure the inside interface with 'ip nat inside'
Why this is correct
Configuring the inside interface with `ip nat inside` marks it as the internal side for NAT translation.
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Configure the outside interface with 'ip nat outside'
Why this is correct
Configuring the outside interface with `ip nat outside` marks it as the external side for NAT translation.
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IP address
An IP address is a unique numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.
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Access Control List
An Access Control List is a set of rules that decides which traffic is allowed or denied entry to a network or device.
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