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Cisco ASA Series CLI Configuration Guide
Chapter 1 Information About NAT
DNS and NAT
and translates the address inside the DNS reply to 10.1.3.14. If you do not enable DNS reply
modification, then the inside host attempts to send traffic to 209.165.201.10 instead of accessing
ftp.cisco.com directly.
Figure 1-22 DNS Reply Modification, DNS Server on Outside
Figure 1-23 shows a user on the inside network requesting the IP address for ftp.cisco.com, which is on
the DMZ network, from an outside DNS server. The DNS server replies with the mapped address
(209.165.201.10) according to the static rule between outside and DMZ even though the user is not on
the DMZ network. The ASA translates the address inside the DNS reply to 10.1.3.14. If the user needs
to access ftp.cisco.com using the real address, then no further configuration is required. If there is also
DNS Server
Outside
Inside
User
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DNS Reply Modification
209.165.201.10 10.1.3.14
DNS Reply
209.165.201.10
DNS Reply
10.1.3.14
DNS Query
ftp.cisco.com?
FTP Request
10.1.3.14
Security
Appliance
ftp.cisco.com
10.1.3.14
Static Translation
on Outside to:
209.165.201.10

Cisco ASA Series Specifications

General

Model	ASA 5505
Interfaces	Varies by model (Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, etc.)
High Availability	Active/Standby or Active/Active (varies by model)
Power Supply	Varies by model
Form Factor	Varies by model
Operating System	Cisco ASA Software
IPsec VPN	Supported
SSL VPN	Supported
IPS Throughput	Varies by model