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What_Lies_Bene1
Cirrostratus
CirrostratusTCP Traffic Path Diagram
Hi all,
It's bugged me ever since I looked at the ADF exam blueprint that there still wasn't a definitive document or diagram available that described or showed the TCP Traffic Path and Order of...
marta_atance_11
Nimbostratus
NimbostratusHi, This is a great and very complete diagram. But I have a doubt: When a packet is processed it is first checked if an existing connection in Connection table exists, isn´t it? And it would be great if you could add the Self IPs also to you diagram and the end of it that would be the DROP.
What_Lies_Bene1Cirrostratus
CirrostratusHey Marta. My understanding is that the packet filtering comes first. It's not an F5 document but see here: https://devcentral.f5.com/d/big-ip-v9-flow-path. However, I have seen documentation (not official) stating it's the way round that you suggest. Not sure how to confirm?
I think this confusion is due to the 'Filter established connections' option for a packet filter. I shall investigate further.
OK, this seems to confirm what you have asserted Marta: https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/12000/800/sol12831.html. I'll update the diagram shortly. DONE. Let me know if I've missed anything else?