Symmetric routing on NGINX Plus with multiple interfaces
Overview
The BIG-IP as a networking appliance has a feature named ‘Auto-Last-Hop’, it allows the BIG-IP to send returning traffic (e.g., VIP to client traffic) directly back to the source MAC add...
Updated Mar 28, 2022
Version 2.0
We have used this feature of the Linux OS for many years to allow direct connect between the F5 BIG-IP and the backend servers, while allowing the servers to retain their primary gateway at the router or firewall, which can also allow for SNAT to be disabled on the VS.
Very underrated, wish Windows had it!