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Amnard's avatar
Amnard
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Nov 13, 2012

ARP table changes between reboot

It's annoying that I have to clear the ARP table every time I reboot the F5 standalone unit or both units in HA config.   Is there a setting where the F5 MAC addresses in the ARP table be static o...
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What_Lies_Bene1
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Nov 13, 2012

OK, understood. I can't imagine why the MAC addresses would change on a standalone device for any reason.

 

 

They might on a HA pair if the active/standby role changes but this is easily overcome by using MAC-Masquerade with the floating Self IP, assuming you're using one? Based on some of your comments in earlier forums, I suspect not!