DNS and NAT

[Joseph S D Yao]

> I just want to check : can a external DNS server ( supposed to be seen by 
> the rest of the world ) run on a private ip NAT to a public IP by a firewall 
> ? Firewall permits port 53 tcp and udp open.

I'd say yes IFF it had a permanent mapping to that address.  Many NAT
implementations just give temporary/dynamic mappings.

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