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Nick_T_68319
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Feb 03, 2014

VLAN segmenting

We are about to L3 firewall off each of our VLAN's in our network. Right now on the F5 we have a single default gateway set. Once we have setup the firewalls, we will need to make sure the traffic ...
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Feb 03, 2014

If the F5 is inline (in the routing path with forwarding virtuals to route traffic through) then you would need route domains as CW says, however if the F5 is only being used for host virtuals, then you don't need route domains - the traffic is naturally segregated. Of course, route domains do add an extra layer of protection against 'accidental' misconfiguration.

 

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Nick_T_68319
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Feb 03, 2014
Awesome, thank you. Yes it is inline. That's what I'm thinking too. A bit more work to set it all up, but once it's all setup it should be good.