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Cirrus

Jun 03, 2019

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What's the difference "Transparent" and "Translucent"

What is the difference "Transparent" and "Translucent" that can be configured in VLAN Group?

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SWJO
Jun 03, 2019
just simply.

A device MAC --> 11:22:33:44:55:66
BIGIP MAC --> AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF

Transparent : 11:22:33:44:55:66 -> BIGIP -> 11:22:33:44:55:66
Translucent : 11:22:33:44:55:66 -> BIGIP -> AA:BB:CC:44:55:66

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MVP

Jun 03, 2019

Hi dum0785,

Translucent :

Layer 2 forwarding with a locally-unique bit, toggled in ARP response across VLANs. This is the default setting.

Transparent :

Layer 2 forwarding with the original MAC address of the remote system preserved across VLANs.

For more details , follow this link : https://techdocs.f5.com/kb/en-us/products/big-ip_ltm/manuals/product/tmos-routing-administration-13-1-0/5.html#guid-23a8cd0a-ec10-49e7-82c9-dfd78b13b0d6