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156-215.76 · Question #337

You are troubleshooting NAT entries in SmartView Tracker. Which column do you check to view the new source IP?

The correct answer is C. XlateSrc. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

You are troubleshooting NAT entries in SmartView Tracker. Which column do you check to view the new source IP?

Options

  • AXlateDst
  • BXlateSPort
  • CXlateSrc
  • DXlateDPort

How the community answered

(23 responses)
  • A
    13% (3)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    83% (19)

Community Discussion

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Anastasia B.Anastasia B.Apr 7, 2026

The correct answer is C, XlateSrc. In SmartView Tracker, Check Point uses the Xlate prefix to label post-translation values, so XlateSrc holds the IP address that replaced the original source after NAT was applied, which is exactly what you need when confirming that hide NAT or static NAT is working as expected. XlateDst would show a modified destination, which matters for destination NAT or port forwarding, while XlateSPort and XlateDPort cover the translated port values on each side. When I am chasing a NAT issue I pull up the log entry, confirm the original Src field shows the private address, then check XlateSrc to verify the gateway swapped it to the correct translated IP before forwarding the packet.

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Anjali D.Anjali D.Apr 17, 2026

I initially had my eye on XlateDst thinking "destination" was the operative word when I flipped the NAT scenario in my head, but then someone in our Tuesday session pointed out that "Xlate" just means "translated" and "Src" is straightforwardly source, so XlateSrc is exactly the column showing the new source IP after NAT. Once you break the column name apart that way, C is the only one that makes sense.

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Ingrid P.Ingrid P.May 1, 2026

XlateSrc holds the translated source, so does your gateway do hide NAT or static?

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Bao N.Bao N.Mar 31, 2026

Bro I have seen this question like four times across different dumps and every time I slow down and actually think about it I keep landing on B, XlateSPort, because when you are doing NAT the source port translation is what SmartView Tracker surfaces first in that column and the "S" literally stands for source which maps directly to what the question is asking about the new source IP translation entry.

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Anastasia B.Anastasia B.Apr 3, 2026

Bao, the "S" does stand for source but XlateSPort gives you the translated source port number, not the address, so option C, XlateSIP, is the correct column because that is where SmartView Tracker displays the new source IP assigned by the NAT rule.

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