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| author | Christian Poessinger <christian@poessinger.com> | 2020-01-21 12:47:03 +0100 |
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| committer | Christian Poessinger <christian@poessinger.com> | 2020-01-21 12:47:03 +0100 |
| commit | ca482df6167eb697da38adedbc8db2b5c0976af5 (patch) | |
| tree | 01459edde72d2c3a937a9ada273387d5be87ed51 /docs/nat.rst | |
| parent | 28f54cd3249fd86bbafc714e35a6105632830e18 (diff) | |
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nat: rename "Destination NAT" chapter to "DNAT"
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diff --git a/docs/nat.rst b/docs/nat.rst index 716e0770..f4602913 100644 --- a/docs/nat.rst +++ b/docs/nat.rst @@ -80,16 +80,16 @@ private. .. _destination-nat: -Destination NAT (DNAT) -^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ - -While :ref:`source-nat` changes the source address of packets, DNAT changes -the destination address of packets passing through the router. DNAT is -typically used when an external (public) host needs to initiate a session with -an internal (private) host. A customer needs to access a private service -behind the routers public IP. A connection is established with the routers -public IP address on a well known port and thus all traffic for this port is -rewritten to address the internal (private) host. +DNAT +^^^^ + +:abbr:`DNAT (Destination Network Address Translation)` changes the destination +address of packets passing through the router, while :ref:`source-nat` changes +the source address of packets. DNAT is typically used when an external (public) +host needs to initiate a session with an internal (private) host. A customer +needs to access a private service behind the routers public IP. A connection is +established with the routers public IP address on a well known port and thus all +traffic for this port is rewritten to address the internal (private) host. .. _bidirectional-nat: |