Lab Rats! Episode 127: How a NAT Router works –

Show Notes - Episode 127

SERIES: Lab Rats

EPISODE #: 127

RELEASE DATE: June 30, 2008

TITLE: How a NAT Router works

RUN TIME: 24:49:32

HOSTS: Andy Walker and Sean Carruthers

STUDIO DIRECTOR: Maurice Cacho

EDITOR: Sean Carruthers

SOURCE: www.labrats.tv/episodes/ep127.html

NOTES:

- NAT = Network Adress Translation. It can function as a hardware firewall. A NAT router can be compared to a switchboard operator. Some examples of routers are the Belkin N1 Vision, Linksys Ultra RangePlus, Apple Extreme Base Station, and D-Link.

- IP = Internet Protocol address. This numeric address uniquely identifies every device connected to the router. A "reserved" address will never be used on the Internet itself, just be your router.

- DHCP = Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.

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