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yadvendra
Nimbostratus
Jun 23, 2026Query on source IP preservation for syslog traffic through F5 virtual server
Hi All, We have an F5 virtual server that load balances Syslog traffic (UDP/514) to multiple log collectors. We are considering enabling SNAT Automap on the virtual server, but we still need ...
Jun 23, 2026
Hi yadvendra,
Setting the SNAT option to “none” may be helpful. Since UDP syslog is unidirectional, logs can usually reach the SIEM without SNAT, provided that the SIEM does not send a response.
Another option: If the devices sending logs include their own IP addresses in the log by adding them as the “source” parameter, this parameter can be evaluated during the parsing process on the SIEM side.
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