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Default Gateway

192.168.1.1

192.168.1.2

192.168.1.3

192.168.1.4

192.168.1.5

Router/Gateway

running NAT

IP=10.1.2.3

internet

10.1.2.3

192.168.1.0

Default Gateway is where packets
addressed outside the subnet are
sent to.

Node 192.168.1.5 needs to send a packet to 207.68.172.246 (msn.com)

Node 192.168.1.5 identifies that 207.68.172.246 is outside the subnet
(255.255.255.0 )

The packet is sent to 192.168.1.0, the default gateway

NAT translates the source field to 10.1.2.3

The internet sees a packet from 10.1.2.3 to 207.68.172.246

Local

Global