Objective: Get a small office network online using a single public IP address with PAT.
R1(config)# access-list 1 permit 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255 Here’s the money line — notice the overload keyword. That enables PAT. 6.6.7 packet tracer - configure pat.pka
If you’ve just finished the CCNA switching and routing basics, you’ve probably hit . It looks simple at first, but PAT (Port Address Translation) is what makes your home router work — mapping many private IPs to one public IP using different ports. Objective: Get a small office network online using
Then check translations:
R1# show ip nat translations You should see something like: If you’ve just finished the CCNA switching and
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R1(config)# ip nat inside source list 1 interface serial 0/1/0 overload This means: Take any packet from ACL 1, translate its source IP to the S0/1/0 interface IP (209.165.200.226), and keep track by port number. From PC1, PC2, and Laptop, ping 209.165.200.225 .