Difference between MASQUERADE and SNAT

In this article I will briefly describe the difference between MASQUERADE and SNAT.

MASQUERADE. Less fast routing than SNAT with mass requests, since for each new connection an IP address on the external network interface (WAN) is determined. Great for home use routers and when changing the IP address on the WAN interface.
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PPS Viewer Script (Packets Per Second)

The script every second displays the number of incoming and outgoing packets per second on the specified network interface.
Place the contents of the script into a file, for example, pps.sh and execute by specifying the name of the network interface (you can stop the execution of the script with CTRL+C):

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What to do if “Network Discovery” does not turn on in Windows

Once I noticed on one of the computers that nothing was displayed in the network environment, and after selecting “Enable network discovery” in “Control Panel \ Network and Internet \ Network and Sharing Center \ Advanced Sharing Options”, the choice was still on “Disable network discovery”.
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