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AP_129594
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Mar 03, 2014

SNAT pass Destination IP back to Client

I have a web services running on port 443. The incoming traffic from "Client server -> F5 -> Back-end Servers" is working fine, but the outbound response to the Client Server is not working. So we h...
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Patrik_Jonsson
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Mar 04, 2014

The text format of the comments is just painful to watch, so I'll put this in an answer.

 

Sorry, but I don't know if I got your scenario. Is it like this?

 

  1. Client server contacts the VIP,
  2. The F5 chooses a pool member (does it have to use any SNAT when connecting to the member?).
  3. The pool member receives the response and then sends it back to the client server via the F5.
  4. You now want the F5 to replace the source address of the return packet with that of the selected member?

/Patrik