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For cPanel & WHM version 68

Overview

Warning:

We strongly recommend that you only perform these actions on a new installation of cPanel & WHM. Do not attempt a 1:1 NAT configuration on an existing production server.

When you install cPanel & WHM, the installer will detect whether your server is on a NAT-configured network. If the installer detects a NAT-configured network, your server will configure itself for NAT mode and attempt to automatically map local IP addresses to public IP addresses. 

Notes:

  • If you use a NAT environment, your server must reside in a 1:1 NAT configuration to install cPanel & WHM.
  • For a list of ports that you must open to allow cPanel & WHM services to function on your server, read our How to Configure Your Firewall for cPanel Services documentation.

The mapping process

The system attempts to map all non-loopback IP addresses bound to any network interface on the server to a public IP address.

To complete this process, the system performs the following actions:

  1. Your server will send an outgoing connection from each local IP address to the http://myip.cpanel.net/v1.0/ server.
  2. The http://myip.cpanel.net/v1.0/ server responds with the public IP address from which it received the request.
  3. The system maps the local IP address to this public IP address.

Warning:

We do not recommend that you map more than one local IP map address to a single public IP address.  

Manage IP addresses

You can manage the maps for local and remote IP addresses with the following WHM interfaces:

Each interface displays the warning notice NAT mode enabled if NAT is enabled on your server.

Warning:

If multiple local IP addresses match the same public IP address, the system will only map the first local IP address in the /var/cpanel/cpnat file.  

The build_cpnat script

The build_cpnat script uses the http://myip.cpanel.net/v1.0/ server to map local IP addresses to public IP addresses. However, if you wish to use a different IP address lookup service, open the /etc/cpsources.conf file with a text editor and add the following line:

MYIP=http://myip.cpanel.net/v1.0/

For more information about the build_cpnat script, run the following command:

/scripts/build_cpnat --man 

Notes:

  • If you accidentally delete your cpnat file or the file becomes becomes corrupted, rebuild it with the /scripts/build_cpnat script.
  • The /var/cpanel/cpnat file acts as a flag file for NAT mode. If the installer mistakenly detects a NAT-configured network, delete the/var/cpanel/cpnat file to disable NAT mode.

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