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Anish_5238
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Oct 19, 2007

iRule for REMOTE_ADDR

Hello     We are using the BigIP in an Auto_map SNAT configuration and in this case the REMOTE_ADDR of the client is replaced by the IP of the BigIP in the webserver logs.     I understand...
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hoolio
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Oct 22, 2007
Hi Anish,

 

 

I believe the REMOTE_ADDR field is parsed from the source address on the TCP packets. So if you need the BIG-IP to perform source address translation to ensure the symmetric routing, you will need to modify the application to parse the HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR value instead.

 

 

Aaron