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Michael_Yates
May 06, 2010Nimbostratus
If SNAT is applied to a Virtual Server, any traffic behind the F5 will appear to have come from the F5.
Client IP Address - 10.10.10.10
Virtual Server IP Address - 20.20.20.20
Pool Server IP Address - 30.30.30.30
If SNAT is applied to the Virtual Server then the Pool Server will see all traffic coming from 20.20.20.20. The only way that the Pool Server will see the Client IP Address with SNAT Enabled is using X-Forward.
Think of SNAT as the man in the middle. Client only knows about the Virtual Server and the Pool Server only knows about the Virtual Server. Client and Pool server never know about one another (without X-Forward).