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NAT rule is going to catch SMTP traffic and send it to a specific mail server.
What is the correct action for a NAT rule?
Suggested Answer: B
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31 comments · newest first
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Emilio
10 months ago
Really? I’m not sure about that dst-nat thing.
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Kayleigh
11 months ago
Wait, is tarpit even relevant here?
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Dan
11 months ago
No way, it's gotta be redirect!
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Brynn
11 months ago
I thought passthrough was the right choice.
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Tracie
11 months ago
Definitely dst-nat for that!
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Delsie
12 months ago
Tarpit seems wrong for this scenario, but I can’t quite recall the exact differences between dst-nat and redirect.
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Adelle
12 months ago
I feel like I’ve seen a question similar to this before, and I think redirect might be the right choice for sending traffic to a specific server.
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Chara
12 months ago
I’m not entirely sure, but I remember something about passthrough being used for allowing traffic without changing the destination.
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Dean
1 year ago
I think the NAT rule should be dst-nat since it’s about directing traffic to a specific server, right?
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Earnestine
1 year ago
I'm a little confused by this one. The wording about "catching" the SMTP traffic makes me wonder if maybe we need to use something like tarpit to trap or delay the traffic. But then again, the question also says we want to send it to a specific server, so maybe dst-nat is the right choice after all. I'll have to review the NAT options again to be sure.
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Sherly
1 year ago
Okay, I've got this. The key here is that the question says the NAT rule is going to "send it to a specific mail server." That means we need to use dst-nat to translate the destination address to the IP of that mail server. Redirect wouldn't work because that would just send the traffic somewhere else, not to the specific server we want.
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Kirby
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. The question mentions that the NAT rule is going to "catch" SMTP traffic, so I'm wondering if that means the action should be something like redirect to send it to a specific server. But then again, dst-nat also seems like it could work. I'll have to think this through a bit more.
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Lashunda
1 year ago
This one seems pretty straightforward. The question is asking about the correct NAT action to use for SMTP traffic, and the options are passthrough, dst-nat, redirect, and tarpit. I think dst-nat is the right choice here since we want to translate the destination address to a specific mail server.
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Odette
2 years ago
I'm not sure, but I think redirect could also be a valid option for a NAT rule.
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Nell
2 years ago
A) passthrough? More like 'pass on by' the actual answer. Let's not get sidetracked here.
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Kaitlyn
2 years ago
B) dst-nat
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Quiana
2 years ago
C) redirect
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Elmira
2 years ago
B) dst-nat
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Golda
2 years ago
B) dst-nat is the way to go. Unless you want to end up in the 'tarpit' of your own making. *chuckles*
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Stephania
2 years ago
C) redirect
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Joanna
2 years ago
B) dst-nat is the way to go. Unless you want to end up in the 'tarpit' of your own making. *chuckles*
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Frederica
2 years ago
A) passthrough
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Son
2 years ago
I agree with Mirta, dst-nat makes sense for sending SMTP traffic to a specific mail server.
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Zona
2 years ago
Hmm, I'm not sure. Maybe D) tarpit? That would be a hilarious way to handle SMTP traffic, though probably not the right answer.
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Gregg
2 years ago
I thought the answer was C) redirect. Isn't that what NAT rules are for?
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Lovetta
2 years ago
Definitely B) dst-nat. That's the correct action to redirect SMTP traffic to a specific mail server.
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Earleen
2 years ago
Exactly, dst-nat is the way to go for redirecting traffic to a specific mail server.
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Noel
2 years ago
So, we should set up a dst-nat rule to catch and redirect SMTP traffic.
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Raul
2 years ago
Yes, you're right. B) dst-nat is used to redirect traffic to a specific server.
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Lashanda
2 years ago
I think the correct action for a NAT rule is B) dst-nat.
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Mirta
2 years ago
I think the correct action for a NAT rule is dst-nat.