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A home network has several devices using internal IP addresses. Which statement best describes what NAT does when one device sends data to an external network?.
- A.It replaces the internal source address with an external address before forwarding the data
- B.It deletes the source address so the data cannot be identified
- C.It changes the data into a programming language
- D.It sends the data only to other devices on the home network
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What a good answer should say
- It replaces the internal source address with an external address before forwarding the data
Explanation
Why this works
NAT translates the internal address used by the device into an address suitable for communication outside the internal network.
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