So you need more than one public (WAN side) IP address to utilize NAT?

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James W. McKeand wrote:

>Daniel L. Hunter wrote:
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>>When you're setting up Server NAT, do you need to use a different IP
>>address than the WAN IP address of the m0n0wall?
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>>For example, can my m0n0wall have WAN IP ***.***.77.6 and then have
>>the Server NAT set to the same IP (***.***.77.6)?
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>Short answer: No
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>Long answer:
>Server NAT allows you to make a second (or more) IP(s) available for
>Inbound NAT rules. If you set a Server NAT for ***.***.77.7 - then you
>can select the .7 address when creating Inbound NAT rules.
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>Once you create the Server NAT the drop down menu for External address
>in the Inbound NAT mappings will include the Server NAT address as an
>option. The default External address on Inbound NAT rules is the
>"Interface address" (this mean WAN IP).
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