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WILS: Client IP or Not Client IP, SNAT is the Question

Ever wonder why requests coming through proxy-based solutions, particularly load balancers, end up with an IP address other than the real client? It’s not just a network administrator having fun at y...
Published Nov 24, 2009
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@Daniel,

 

 

No, in step 4 the packets returned to the client should be that of the VIP.

 

 

Lori

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