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Your router creates an entry in its internal session table describing this communication 
session between your computer and the web server at www.example.com. Before sending 
the web page request message to www.example.com, your router stores the original 
information and then modifies the source information in the request message, performing 
Network Address Translation (NAT):

The source address is replaced with your router’s public IP address. This is 

necessary because your computer uses a private IP address that is not globally 
unique and cannot be used on the Internet.

The source port number is changed to a number chosen by the router, such as 33333. 

This is necessary because two computers could independently be using the same 
session number.

Your router then sends this request message through the Internet to the web server at 
www.example.com.

The web server at www.example.com composes a return message with the requested web 
page data. The return message contains the following address and port information. The 
web server then sends this reply message to your router.

Source address. The IP address of www.example.com.

Source port number. 80, which is the standard port number for a web server process.

Destination address. The public IP address of your router.

Destination port number. 33333.

Upon receiving the incoming message, your router checks its session table to determine 
whether there is an active session for port number 33333. Finding an active session, the 
router then modifies the message to restore the original address information replaced by 
NAT. Your router sends this reply message to your computer, which displays the web 
page from www.example.com. The message now contains the following address and port 
information:

Source address. The IP address of www.example.com.

Source port number. 80, which is the standard port number for a web server process.

Destination address. Your computer’s IP address.

Destination port number. 5678, which is the browser session that made the initial 
request.

When you finish your browser session, your router eventually detects a period of inactivity in 
the communications. Your router then removes the session information from its session 
table, and incoming traffic is no longer accepted on port number 33333.

Open Inbound Ports (Port Forwarding)

In the preceding example, requests are sent to a remote computer by your router from a 
particular service port number, and replies from the remote computer to your router are 
directed to that port number. If the remote server sends a reply back to a different port 
number, your router does not recognize it and discards it. However, some application servers