IP Routing Features 
Configuring Static Network Address Translation (NAT) for Intranet Applications on the 5300xl Switches 
Displaying Static NAT Statistics and Configuration 
Syntax: 
show ip nat 
Displays the current IP NAT static configuration in the 
running-config file and the current IP NAT counters. 
Total Translations: Displays a 32-bit counter showing the 
number of packets in which IP NAT  has translated the source 
or destination IP address from a private address to a public 
address or from a public address to a private address. 
For example, the following shows a sample of show ip nat output for the 
example on page 11-84. 
Figure 11-32.Example of Displaying NAT Mappings 
Static NAT Operating Notes 
■  Static NAT on the 5300xl switches is a method for accessing a private 
region within an intranet. It is not the dynamic NAT often used for IP 
address translation from private IP addresses to registered, global IP 
addresses on the internet, and is not supported for Internet NAT applica-
tions. 
■  Non-NAT hosts in the same subnet (VLAN) as NAT hosts will be routed 
normally. That is, the IP addresses of hosts without a static NAT entry will 
not be translated. 
■  Static NAT is not intended for bandwidth-intensive or high-traffic appli-
cations, and such environments can degrade NAT performance. 
■  For a given virtual IP address, static NAT applies the subnet mask that is 
configured in the corresponding actual IP addressing. 
■  Static NAT does not provide TCP/UDP port number translation. 
■  Static NAT is not intended to support a large number of clients. 
■  Static NAT is not a security application and should not be considered as 
a substitute for a firewall. 
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