networking

Pptp and Http Port Forwarding With Static Nat on a Cisco Router

I'll explain how to do pptp and http port forwarding with static on a Cisco Router along with a quick look at using static NAT to forward packets to a web serverPort Forwarding on a Cisco RouterSometimes we have internal resources that need to be Internet-accessible such as Web servers, mail servers, or VPN servers. Generally, I recommend isolating those resources in a DMZ to protect your office LAN from the bad guys, but regardless of how you choose to design it, the process involves...

Configure NAT Using Port Address Translation on a Cisco Router

Network Address Translation, better known simply as NAT, allows an outside address to represent a single or many inside addresses. There are several forms of NAT, but one of the most common is called NAT overloading, Port Address Translation, or simply PAT. PAT provides a many-to-one mapping with many inside private addresses mapped to one outside public address. We often see PAT used in home firewalls and routers to allow several home computers and perhaps a gaming console to use private...