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SSHSSH_97332
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Apr 13, 2012

Can Access F5 without Default Route

i found that i can access my F5 LTM from external networks ( on Self IPs of the interfaces ) , even i forgot to put Default route on it ?        
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Hamish
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Apr 13, 2012
Just to add to what Aaron said... The auto last-hop explicitly uses the MAC address of the sender as the destination when replying. The last-hop MAC address is taken from the inbound packet when the entry is placed in the connection table.

 

 

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