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Yawei_131024
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Aug 14, 2013

Process order of Virtual Server and SNAT

Hi, exports:   I'm a new to F5. I have some questions about virtual server and SNAT or NAT。 1. NAT can use destination address of virtual server for NAT address。 so, how does F5 do when a IP packe...
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Kevin_Stewart
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Aug 14, 2013

In other words, a NAT can be like a "poor man's" virtual server, and is typically used in scenarios where you 1. don't want a virtual server for some reason, and 2. you don't need to load balance. If neither of those are true for you, use a virtual server instead of a NAT. A SNAT on the other hand is very useful in virtual server configurations where routing is not guaranteed.