alias versus outside nat?

[jgiacobbe]

I finaly (finally googled that java error) figured out how to get to PDM but get an error about the alias commands not being supported. The warning dialog suggests I use outside nat to replace the alias commands. After looking at various posts and cisco.com I just want some clarification as to what the command does.

I have a server on my internal network 192.168.x.3 and a static nat to that server from pub.lic.ip.179
static (inside,outside) pub.lic.ip.179 192.168.x.3 netmask 255.255.255.255 0 0

Also configured on the server is the command
alias (inside) 192.168.x.3 pub.lic.ip.179 255.255.255.255

Is replacing the alias command with the following command valid?

static (outside,inside) pub.lic.ip.179 192.168.x.3 netmask 255.255.255.255 0 0

Jeremy Giacobbe
MCSE, CCNA