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cwkim_261931's avatar
cwkim_261931
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Jan 03, 2019

Is SRC MAC(last hop mac) changed in connections when other router send packet?

Hi,   I used auto last hop.   And I want to know that src mac(last hop mac) is changed when other router send packet instead of main router.   ex) router A MAC : AA router B MAC : BB BIG-IP...
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Stanislas_Piro2's avatar
Stanislas_Piro2
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Jan 04, 2019

The answer is NO

 

Source MAC address doesn’t change in connection table. The connection will fail!

 

If you want to support Mac failover, you have to create a gateway pool with both routers and add this pool as last hop pool in the virtual server!