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Michael_107360's avatar
Michael_107360
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8 years ago
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Mac Masquerade in Cam table with no L3 assigned.

Why would Mac Masquerade Address be in switch Cam Table when no floating ip exists?  
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  • Kevin_Davies_40's avatar
    Kevin_Davies_40
    8 years ago

    MAC is a layer 2 function. If you have configured it on the default traffic group and you bring up layer two it stands to reason its going to bring up the masquerade address as well.

     

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Kevin_Davies_40
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8 years ago

MAC is a layer 2 function. If you have configured it on the default traffic group and you bring up layer two it stands to reason its going to bring up the masquerade address as well.