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Chapter 1      Information About NAT
  DNS and NAT
Figure 1-24 shows an FTP server and DNS server on the outside. The ASA has a static translation for 
the outside server. In this case, when an inside user requests the address for ftp.cisco.com from the DNS 
server, the DNS server responds with the real address, 209.165.20.10. Because you want inside users to 
use the mapped address for ftp.cisco.com (10.1.2.56) you need to configure DNS reply modification for 
the static translation.
Figure 1-24 DNS Reply Modification, DNS Server on Host Network
Figure 1-24 shows an FTP server and DNS server on the outside IPv4 network. The ASA has a static 
translation for the outside server. In this case, when an inside IPv6 user requests the address for 
ftp.cisco.com from the DNS server, the DNS server responds with the real address, 209.165.200.225. 
ftp.cisco.com
209.165.201.10
DNS Server
Outside
Inside
User
10.1.2.27
Static Translation on Inside to:
10.1.2.56
130022
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DNS Query
ftp.cisco.com?
DNS Reply
209.165.201.10
DNS Reply Modification
209.165.201.10 10.1.2.56
DNS Reply
10.1.2.56
FTP Request
209.165.201.10
Dest Addr. Translation
209.165.201.1010.1.2.56
FTP Request
10.1.2.56
Security
Appliance