Network Address Translation or NAT, is a process of converting or translating a set of IP addresses to another set of IP addresses. Benefits of NAT: Solve IPv4 exhaustion issue by conserving IP address space. Cost effective as can connect multiple devices to Internet without to purchase multiple public IP Enhance security by hiding the internal devices on a private network behind single public IP Simplifies network reconfiguration as internal IP are hidden from external networks Easy to manage and…
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As mentioned from the previous post, Bogon prefixes or routes should never appear in the Internet routing table. Network Engineers should implement “Best Practices” in their network, that includes filtering of bogons as it maybe used in DDoS attacks or Spams. Refer to https://freenetworktutorials.com/ipv4-and-ipv6-bogon-address-list for more info. “Martians” bogons may changed occasionally so at least make sure private address mentioned in https://freenetworktutorials.com/ipv4-classful-and-reserved-addresses are filtered so it wont leak out into the Internet. Here is sample steps and configuration. 1. Create the Ingress…
“Bogon” or coined from the word “bogus”, In computer world, these are IP addresses that have not been officially assigned to an entity such as IANA or Internet Assigned Number Authority which is an organization who managed allocation of globally unique IPs. Bogon IP adddress/ranges should not appear on the public Internet so network engineers should filter these as they are meant for use only in private networks and considered reserved for special purposes. You can refer to Team Cymru website…
This is very useful for IP address planning and management especially for network engineers as part of designing their network. This is one of the consideration in proper assignment of IPs to the network devices and hosts. IPv4 Address Classes Classes IP Address Range A 0.0.0.0 – 127.255.255.255 B 128.0.0.0 – 191.255.255.255 C 192.0.0.0 – 223.255.255.255 D 224.0.0.0 – 239.255.255.255 E 240.0.0.0 – 255.255.255.255 Reserved (Private) IPv4 Classes IP Address Range A 10.0.0.0 – 10.255.255.255 B 172.16.0.0 – 172.31.255.255…
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