Netopia 2e-w User Guide
Cayman 2E-W User’s Guide
How Your Cayman 2E-W Works
November 2000
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How Your Cayman 2E-W
Works
Works
About Network Address Translation
About Bridging
About DHCP
About PPP
About PPPoE
About Wireless Networking
About Network
Address
Translation
Address
Translation
Network address translation (NAT) lets a Cayman 2E-W conceal the
topology of an Ethernet network connected to its LAN interface
from routers on networks connected to its WAN interface.
topology of an Ethernet network connected to its LAN interface
from routers on networks connected to its WAN interface.
When NAT is enabled, the Cayman 2E-W “proxies” for computers on
your network by pretending to be the originating host for network
communications from non-originating networks. The Cayman 2E-W
tracks which local hosts are communicating with which remote
hosts, and routes packets received from remote networks to the
correct computer on the LAN (Ethernet A) interface. Sites
your network by pretending to be the originating host for network
communications from non-originating networks. The Cayman 2E-W
tracks which local hosts are communicating with which remote
hosts, and routes packets received from remote networks to the
correct computer on the LAN (Ethernet A) interface. Sites