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Part # 34357-MNL Rev.03 SPEEDLAN 9200 User Guide
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For example, a client request to any port on the "advertised" IP address would be
forwarded to the "internal" IP address of the node. The node would then handle the
request and return to the client the requested data. To the client, it would appear that
the reply came from the external address. This is also referred to as Static NAT.
Address Sharing
To share a public IP address with other computers, choose Address Sharing from the
Forwarding menu. The following page will appear:
Figure 3-42: Address Sharing page
The elements on this page are described below:
If you want to share an IP address assigned to the wireless or wired network interfaces,
select the address from the Address to Share list. (In the previous figure, the user
entered "12.1.90.141"). The "Share With Nodes" will automatically be selected (for the
StarNet interface in this example).
Note 1: Addressing Sharing works for connections originating from a host on the
"address to share" interface/network. Connections to actual IP addresses can still be
made from the outside network; those connections will not use the shared address. To
prevent this issue, make sure the firewall is enabled.