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THE_BLUE
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Apr 22, 2020

get client mac address through header in irule.

I would like to restrict access to portal through client mac address using i rule, i tried with [LINK::lasthop] but does not work since it retrieve the vlan mac address not the physical mac address ...
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THE_BLUE
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Apr 23, 2020

I want the physical mac address of client (pc mac address), cuz i noticed that [LINK::lasthop] retrieve the mac address of router not pc mac address.

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boneyard
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Apr 29, 2020

that is not possible for a regular TCP / UDP request. the client MAC address is only known locally at the client (and its layer 2 network).

 

with a BIG-IP Edge client i do believe you can get it. but on regular TCP / UDP no way.