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NAT precedence

aksher
Level 1
Level 1

When you have two nat

1)nat (xxxx) 1 access-list xxxx

GLOBAL (yyyy) 1 193.243.64.227

access-list xxxx permit ip host 10.80.133.1 any

2)nat (xxxx)0 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0

access-list xxxx permit ip host 10.80.133.1 any

whcih will taker precedence?

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husycisco
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Hi Aksher

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Regards

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Jorge Rodriguez

Aksher,

Here is the order of operations for NAT on the firewall:

1. nat 0 access-list (nat-exempt)

2. Match existing xlates

3. Match static commands

a. Static NAT with and without access-list

b. Static PAT with and without access-list

4. Match nat commands

a. nat [id] access-list (first match)

b. nat [id] [address] [mask] (best match)

i. If the ID is 0, create an identity xlate

ii. Use global pool for dynamic NAT

iii. Use global pool for dynamic PAT

Be aware that in your second example, you are not referencing the ACL listed directly below it. The space inside the parenthesis is used to reference an interface. (2 would fall in to the OoO 4bi and 1) would fall in to the OoO 4a

Thanks,

-=Blayne

In 2, when you say "Match existing xlates" does it mean the existing xlates pertaining to 1

It means any existing xlate currently in the xlate table.

eg.

You have the following command in your config:

static (inside,outside) 87.45.29.48 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.255

You build an xlate with this static. You then experience traffic that would use this same static, but you didn't check the xlate table. - Problem!

So you should always check to see if an xlate exists in the table before attempting to create a translation based on a NAT rule.

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