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Terminology in my research makes it unclear whether Source NAT(SNAT) and Static NAT(also SNAT) are the same concept and/or what would noteable differences or advantages of either be?

Willie
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  • @womble this posting led me to create this post. Why is it on topic and mine not? https://serverfault.com/questions/119365/what-is-the-difference-between-a-source-nat-destination-nat-and-masquerading please take the hold off. Thank you – Willie Sep 14 '17 at 16:10
  • This is a longstanding problem on SE. The rules are enforced arbitrarily. –  Sep 14 '17 at 21:59
  • They're different questions, and that one was asked *seven and a half years ago*, and standards change over time. – womble Sep 14 '17 at 22:13
  • @womble So in the pursuit of knowledge can you say that the answer in that post is no longer accurate? – Willie Sep 19 '17 at 20:48

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I never use the acronym SNAT because it's confusing. Usually it means "source NAT" which is not necessarily the same as static NAT.

  • Tx...that is what I am finding, and trying to understand that difference. – Willie Sep 14 '17 at 16:12
  • The meaning of "Source NAT" is context dependent. It can mean "perform a translation if the source address is x" or it can mean "translate the source address to x". –  Sep 14 '17 at 22:02