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akhil_2877
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Jun 19, 2013

Please help me understand Link/Lasthop Irule

when CLIENT_ACCEPTED {   if { [format %s [LINK::lasthop]] equals "5c:5e:ab:4b:e0:00" || [format %s [LINK::lasthop]] equals "78:19:f7:00:c4:00" } {   lasthop /Common/SSICLIENTFACINGVL...
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nitass
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Jun 19, 2013
i am not sure why format command is needed. anyway, i understand this irule is to specify lasthop mac address for specific connections (i.e. if packet is coming from 5c:5e:ab:4b:e0:00 or 78:19:f7:00:c4:00, send return packet to 00:00:5e:00:01:01).