Configure Destination NAT with DNS Rewrite
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Configure Destination NAT with DNS Rewrite

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Configure Destination NAT with DNS Rewrite

Create a destination NAT policy rule for static translation that also rewrites the IPv4 address in a DNS response.
When you configure a destination NAT policy rule that performs static translation of IPv4 addresses, you can also enable DNS Rewrite so that the firewall rewrites the IPv4 address in a DNS response based on the original destination IP address and translated destination IP address configured for the rule. The firewall performs NAT on the IPv4 address (the FQDN resolution) in a DNS response (that matches the rule) before forwarding the response to the client; thus, the client receives the appropriate address to reach the destination service.
View the DNS rewrite use cases to understand DNS Rewrite and to help you determine whether to specify that the rewrite occur in the
reverse
or
forward
direction.
You cannot enable
Bi-directional
source address translation in the same NAT rule where you enable DNS rewrite.
  1. Create a destination NAT policy rule that specifies the firewall perform static translation of IPv4 addresses that match the rule, and also specifies the firewall rewrite IP addresses in DNS responses when that IPv4 address (from the A Record) matches the original destination address in the NAT rule.
    1. Select
      Policies
      NAT
      and
      Add
      a NAT policy rule.
    2. (
      Optional
      ) On the
      General
      tab, enter a descriptive
      Name
      for the rule.
    3. For
      NAT Type
      , select
      ipv4
      .
    4. On the
      Original Packet
      tab,
      Add
      a
      Destination Address
      .
      You will also have to select a Source Zone or
      Any
      source zone, but DNS rewrite occurs at the global level; only the Destination Address on the Original Packet tab is matched. DNS Rewrite ignores all other fields on the Original Packet tab.
    5. On the
      Translated Packet
      tab, for Destination Address Translation, select
      Translation Type
      to be
      Static IP
      .
    6. Select a
      Translated Address
      or enter a new address.
    7. Enable DNS Rewrite
      and select a
      Direction
      :
      • Select
        reverse
        (default) when the IP address in the DNS response requires the opposite translation that the NAT rule specifies. If the DNS response matches the
        Translated
        Destination Address in the rule, translate the DNS response using the reverse translation that the rule uses. For example, if the rule translates IP address 1.1.1.10 to 192.168.1.10, the firewall rewrites a DNS response of 192.168.1.10 to 1.1.1.10.
      • Select
        forward
        when the IP address in the DNS response requires the same translation that the NAT rule specifies. If the DNS response matches the
        Original
        Destination Address in the rule, translate the DNS response using the same translation the rule uses. For example, if the rule translates IP address 1.1.1.10 to 192.168.1.10, the firewall rewrites a DNS response of 1.1.1.10 to 192.168.1.10.
    8. Click
      OK
      .
  2. Commit
    your changes.

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