Which of the following are disadvantages of using NAT?
Translation introduces switching path delays.
Conserves legally registered addresses.
Causes loss of end-to-end IP traceability.
Increases flexibility when connecting to the Internet.
Certain applications will not function with NAT enabled.
Reduces address overlap occurrence.
Options
A. 1, 3 and 5
B. 3 and 4
C. 2, 4 and 5
D. 1 and 3
Correct Answer
1, 3 and 5
Explanation
NAT is not perfect and can cause some issues in some networks, but most networks work just fine. NAT can cause delays and troubleshooting problems, and some applications just won't work.
Network Address Translation problems
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1. Which command will show you all the translations active on your router?
The most popular use of NAT is if you want to connect to the Internet and you don't want hosts to have global (real) IP addresses, but option B and D are correct as well.
4. Which of the following is considered to be the address before translation?
Correct Answer: ip nat pool Todd 171.16.10.65 171.16.10.94 net 255.255.255.224
Explanation:
The command
ip nat pool <name> creates the pool that hosts can use to get onto the global Internet. What makes option B correct is that the range 171.16.10.65 through 171.16.10.94 includes 30 hosts, but the mask has to match 30 hosts as well, and that mask is 255.255.255.224. Option C is wrong because the pool name has a lower case "T" in the pool name. Pool name's are case sensitive.
7. Which command will show you the summary of the NAT configuration?
The
show ip nat statistics command displays a summary of the NAT configuration as well as counts of active translation types, hits to an existing mapping, misses (causing an attempt to create a mapping), and expired translations.
8. Which of the following would be a good starting point for troubleshooting if your router is not translating?
Options
A. Reboot.
B. Call Cisco.
C. Check your interfaces for the correct configuration.
As in access-lists, you must configure your interfaces before NAT will provide any translations. On the inside networks you would use the command
ip nat inside. On the outside interface, you will use the command
ip nat outside.