Multiple choice

Refer to the exhibit. R1 is performing NAT for the 10.1.1.0/24 network, and R2 is performing NAT for the 192.168.1.2/24 network. What would be valid destination IP address for HostA to put in its IP header when communicating with the web server?

  1. 10.1.1.1

  2. 172.30.20.2

  3. 192.168.1.2

  4. 255.255.255.255

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B Correct answer
Explanation

When HostA communicates with the web server, it must use the web server's actual public IP address (172.30.20.2) as the destination. R1 performs NAT on the 10.1.1.0/24 network, translating HostA's private source address to a public address. R2 performs NAT for the 192.168.1.0/24 network on the server side. The destination IP in HostA's IP header remains the web server's public address throughout; only the source address gets translated by NAT.