Re: [lug-nuts] apples and oranges

From: Brian Lavender (brian@brie.com)
Date: Thu Jan 20 2000 - 16:47:10 PST


I have always thought of IP-Masquerading and NAT as one and the same. Apparently,
the maintainers of the IP-Masquerading HOWTO think along the same line.

brian

>From the IP-Masquerading HOWTO:

> This document describes how to enable the Linux IP Masquerade feature on
> a given Linux host. IP Masq is a form of Network Address Translation
> or NAT that allows internally connected computers that do not have one or
> more registered Internet IP addresses to have the ability to communicate
> to the Internet via your Linux box's single Internet IP address.
 
On Thu, Jan 20, 2000 at 04:35:02PM -0800, Michael Long wrote:
>
> Ok, I'm having an arguement with some "friends" at work. What is the
> difference between IP Masquerading and Network Address Translation? Help
> settle a bet. :)
>
> Michael

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Brian Lavender
http://www.brie.com/brian/
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