[c-nsp] Cat 4948 NAT support

[Doug McIntyre]

On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 01:31:54PM -0400, Dan Benson wrote:
> I have a 4948 that I was hoping to upgrade a few systems with but I am dead 
> in the water as it seems it does not support NAT.
> 
> According to the NAT matrix:
> 
> http://supportwiki.cisco.com/ViewWiki/index.php/Network_Address_Translation_Catalyst_Switch_Support_Matrix
> 
> This matrix seems very outdated so it would explain why the 4900 product 
> line is not listed.


If you notice, the *only* products listed there that supports it is
the Cat6500.

The Cat 5k RSM was a seperate bolt-on router on a blade that slid into
the chassis, and wasn't the switch engine at all. Anyway that stuff is
old and dead (and was slow). 

So, don't go searching for switches that support NAT, the Cat6500 is it. 

Cisco leaves NAT to firewalls and routers, not switches. 

FWIW: The 4948 is still very current hardware.