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rm-clsnetwork_3
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Nov 05, 2018

ICAP max L3 hops?

Hi All,

 

Is there a recommended limit on L3 hops to your icap server for AV protection so as not to cause latency?

 

Cheers,

 

Matt

 

  • How many hops you have now ? And what are the ICMP responses for each hop ?

     

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    How many hops you have now ? And what are the ICMP responses for each hop ?

     

  • How many hops you have now ? And what are the ICMP responses for each hop ?

     

    • rm-clsnetwork_3's avatar
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      We are currently installing our first F5 cluster and are planning based on best practice and wanted to know if there was a best practice when it came to ICAP. The design provided to us by the architects is currently four hops and three of them are firewalls.

       

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      Typically I dont see a performance degrade with icap protocol though we dont upload many files. Plus if you use a CDR it may take longer to analyze the file. I guess it depends on the volume of files that you are trying to scan and the number of engines you use. Network hops may not be a factor in the latency.

       

    • g-ram_31429's avatar
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      Typically I dont see a performance degrade with icap protocol though we dont upload many files. Plus if you use a CDR it may take longer to analyze the file. I guess it depends on the volume of files that you are trying to scan and the number of engines you use. Network hops may not be a factor in the latency.