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Josh_41258
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Sep 05, 2013

Routed VS SNAT Deployment

Typically, we always use SNAT in our environment. I have a scenario now where I need to retain source IPs from clients thus disabling SNAT.   Here is what I have configured thus far:   1) Crea...
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Josh_41258
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Sep 06, 2013

This brings me to another question..

 

Would it be easier/best practices to carve out a new /24 for example, and directly connect it to the BIG-IP instead of attempting to use networks that are not directly connected? Essentially, make the BIG-IP the "router" for this dedicated network. Then, create one static route on our cores (which the BIG-IPs are connected to) for this new directly connected network?

 

Josh