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Glenn_32974
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Jan 11, 2012

Inter-VLAN Routing on F5

Hello Guys!     I have been given the 172.31.39.0 / 24 network in order to create 4 Subnets to assign to corresponding VLANS       so right now I have :     172.31.39.0 / 26 subne...
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mikand_61525
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Jan 18, 2012
The loose open/close is because the entry will go away from the internal statetable in the F5.

 

 

If you dont enable loose open/close the F5 will step in and tell the client that there is no current state available (since F5 nowadays is default deny).

 

 

There is a pdf somewhere on the F5 site that better explains why these settings is needed.