From 28f54cd3249fd86bbafc714e35a6105632830e18 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Poessinger Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 12:46:45 +0100 Subject: nat: rename "Source NAT" chapter to "SNAT" --- docs/nat.rst | 18 ++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs') diff --git a/docs/nat.rst b/docs/nat.rst index ed48adf9..716e0770 100644 --- a/docs/nat.rst +++ b/docs/nat.rst @@ -67,14 +67,16 @@ Different NAT Types .. _source-nat: -Source NAT (SNAT) -^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ - -Source NAT is the most common form of NAT and is typically referred to simply -as NAT. To be more correct, what most people refer to as NAT is actually the -process of :abbr:`PAT (Port Address Translation)`, or NAT Overload. SNAT is -typically used by internal users/private hosts to access the Internet - the -source address is translated and thus kept private. +SNAT +^^^^ + +:abbr:`SNAT (Source Network Address Translation)` is the most common form of +:abbr:`NAT (Network Address Translation)` and is typically referred to simply +as NAT. To be more correct, what most people refer to as :abbr:`NAT (Network +Address Translation)` is actually the process of :abbr:`PAT (Port Address +Translation)`, or NAT overload. SNAT is typically used by internal users/private +hosts to access the Internet - the source address is translated and thus kept +private. .. _destination-nat: -- cgit v1.2.3