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NAT question really confusing please help me?

Hi I'm very confused I know how NAT works and what it is BUT what is the need for subnetting if you have NAT on your router/modem,from what I learned every router for a network(house,college etc) has an IP address and instead of using a unique IP for every device NAT provides IP addresses for that network which could be the same on most other networks,Now whats the point of subnetting when you have NAT? does every device on a network need a unique IP or not if so why bothar with NAT???

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  • Nick
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    Yes, every device on a network needs a unique IP. Your router uses NAT to connect your private home network with all its devices and unique IP addresses to the single IP address your ISP has provided you on the ISP's network.

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