Destination NAT (DNAT)

Destination NAT (DNAT) An architecture diagram generated by Archify. Client · 203.0.113.5 · Internet Client 203.0.113.5 DNAT · Public IP → private IP · NAT Router DNAT Public IP → private IP Server · 10.0.0.3 · Internal Network Server 10.0.0.3 dst 198.51.100.1:80 dst 10.0.0.3:8080 Internet NAT Router Internal Network Legend Backend Cloud External

Destination NAT (DNAT)

  • • How it works: translates public IP addresses to private IP addresses of internal hosts
  • • Use cases: port forwarding, load balancing, inbound connections
  • • Configuration: defines mappings for specific ports or port ranges