No, it does not have to effect the outside world. You can do NAT in both
directions. If you are implementing NAT as part of a security strategy would
it not be better to place those machines outside of the NAT router. That
way, you would only be translating addresses outbound from your network.
Greg Collins
Data Quest Information Systems
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-----Original Message-----
From: saeed abubakar <saeed @
cyber .
net .
pk>
To: 'firewalls @
greatcircle .
com' <firewalls @
GreatCircle .
COM>
Date: Thursday, February 26, 1998 6:03 AM
Subject: NAT question
>Hi,
>
> We will be implementing NAT for our Intranet using CISCO 2509,
> The question I have for all you Guru's is, I have an Oracle Server
>(running ever thing on NT) and a Lotus Notes (again NT) server
>accessible to the outside world will implementation of NAT affect their,
>approachability from the outside world and for people on the inside.
>
> I hope my question is comprehended by all.
>
>Regards
>Saeed
>--
>Saeed Abubakar
>Sr. System Engineer
>Network Operations
>Cyber Internet Services (Pvt) Ltd.
>e-mail :- saeed @
cyber .
net .
pk
>web :- http://www.cyber.net.pk
>Telephone :- (92 21) 111445566 Ext. 232/201
>Fax :- 92 21 5686745
>
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