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Khun_Sophavatta
Nimbostratus
NimbostratusCan BIG-IP perform DNAT before Virtual Server lookup?
Hi everyone I have a question about BIG-IP packet processing. As I understand it, the destination IP received by BIG-IP must match a configured Virtual Server. This can happen either because: - Th...
In that case:
Watch this: BIG-IP Life of A Packet
And read this: K31591013: Packet flow | BIG-IP AFM operations guideThese two should give you really good insights on how packts flows through BIG-IP.
Khun_SophavattaNimbostratus
NimbostratusHi Daniel_Wolf​,
I just want to understand the traffic flow and how BIG-IP processes traffic when it first receives a connection. Specifically, does the Virtual Server process the traffic first, or do other features handle it before the Virtual Server? I'm asking because I want to better understand the packet flow for troubleshooting purposes.
- Daniel_Wolf
MVP
In that case:
Watch this: BIG-IP Life of A Packet
And read this: K31591013: Packet flow | BIG-IP AFM operations guideThese two should give you really good insights on how packts flows through BIG-IP.
