RE: LVS and ethernet Bridgeing

["Serge Sozonoff" <serge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

        >the client sends a packet with src=CIP, dst=VIP (abbreviated
CIP->VIP),
        >the realserver receives a packet with the dst rewritten
(CIP->RIP). The
        >realserver replies (RIP->CIP). If this arrives at the client
directly
        >(as happens when you don't have the director as the default gw
of the realservers),
        >the packet is not recognised at part of any request the client
made.
        >The reply packets have to be masqueraded on the way out.


        Hmmm, I see what you are saying.

        I am trying to figure out how Cisco do this, because this is
what they do in the Cisco LocalDirector and it works. I will investigate
        further.


        Serge