ExhibitYour company recently acquired a competitor.

To solve the problem of using the same IPv4 address space as your company, you can identify two neutral IPv4 address spaces for address translation. This will allow you to use the same IPv4 address space as your company without any conflicts. Additionally, you can configure static NAT on the SRX Series devices to ensure that the traffic is properly routed between the two networks.

Static NAT is a type of network address translation that maps a private IP address to a public IP address on a one-to-one basis. Static NAT is useful when you need to expose a server or device with a private IP address to the Internet or another network with a different IP address range. Static NAT also preserves the original source or destination IP address in the packet header, which can be useful for logging or auditing purposes1.

Neutral IPv4 address spaces are IP address ranges that are not assigned to any specific organization or entity. They are usually reserved for special purposes, such as private networks, multicast, loopback, or documentation. Neutral IPv4 address spaces can be used for address translation when there is an overlap or conflict between two networks that need to communicate with each other. For example, you can use the 10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, or 192.168.0.0/16 address ranges, which are designated for private use, as neutral IPv4 address spaces for address translation2.

References:

SRX Getting Started - Configure VPN tunnel for site-to-site connectivity

SRX & J Series Site-to-Site VPN Configurator

Resolution Guide – SRX - Troubleshoot Static NAT

RFC 1918 - Address Allocation for Private Internets