ELI5: How does NAT (Network Address Translation) work

NAT has many forms and can work in several ways: In static NAT, the computer with the IP address of 192.168.32.10 will always translate to 213.18.123.110. Static NAT - Mapping an unregistered IP address to a registered IP address on a one-to-one basis. Network Address Translation (NAT) FAQ - Cisco Nov 10, 2014 How do NAT and VPN work? - The Security Buddy Mar 30, 2017

Additionally, some NAT has to work at layer 7 if the protocol being translated has addresses embedded; FTP is an example. – chrylis -cautiouslyoptimistic-Sep 8 '13 at 13:15 Even "basic NAT" requires modifications to layer 4 headers to be usable.

NAT has many forms and can work in several ways: In static NAT, the computer with the IP address of 192.168.32.10 will always translate to 213.18.123.110. Static NAT - Mapping an unregistered IP address to a registered IP address on a one-to-one basis. Network Address Translation (NAT) FAQ - Cisco

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layer3 - What layer of the OSI model does NAT work Additionally, some NAT has to work at layer 7 if the protocol being translated has addresses embedded; FTP is an example. – chrylis -cautiouslyoptimistic-Sep 8 '13 at 13:15 Even "basic NAT" requires modifications to layer 4 headers to be usable. How Does NAT work — Benefit V.S. Disadvantages of NAT