432 ExtremeWare Software 7.3.0 Command Reference Guide
NAT Commands
configure nat vlan
configure nat vlan <vlan name> [inside | outside | none]
Description
Configures a VLAN to participate in NAT.
Syntax Description
Default
N/A.
Usage Guidelines
When a VLAN is configured to be
inside
, traffic from that VLAN is translated only if it has a matching
NAT rule. Any unmatched traffic will be routed normally and not be translated. When a VLAN is
configured to be
outside
, it routes all traffic.
Because all traffic runs through the central processing unit (CPU), it cannot run at line-rate.
Normally, outside traffic will be able to initiate connections to the internal private IP addresses. If you
want to prevent this, you can create IP and ICMP access-lists on the outside VLAN ports to deny traffic
destined for the inside IP addresses. There is a NAT performance penalty when you do this.
When a VLAN is configured to be
none
, all NAT functions are disabled and the VLAN operates
normally.
Example
The following command configures the VLAN out_vlan_1 as an outside VLAN for use with NAT:
configure nat vlan out_vlan_1 outside
History
This command was first available in ExtremeWare 6.2.
Platform Availability
This command is available on all platforms.
vlan name Specifies a VLAN name.
inside Specifies that the VLAN is an inside VLAN.
outside Specifies that the VLAN is an outside VLAN.
none Disables NAT functions on this VLAN.