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muruganyash
Nimbostratus
NimbostratusGateway sends VIP ARP request to F5 using F5 interface MAC address instead of broadcast MAC FF:FF..
When i capture the tcpdump i noticed, upstream network device sends virtual server IP's ARP request to F5 using F5's self interface MAC address instead of broadcast MAC FF:FF.. May i know how the ups...
mihaic
MVP
MVPSome devices send ARP unicast request to refresh their arp entry.
So they send it to the mac address they know before it times out.
Check these documents:
https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1122.txt search for "Unicast Poll"
https://community.cisco.com/t5/switching/router-arp-request-unicast/td-p/1479724
