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Re: What is the IP address of responses via LVS DR?

To: "LinuxVirtualServer.org users mailing list." <lvs-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: What is the IP address of responses via LVS DR?
From: "Bjoern Metzdorf" <bm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 10:58:52 +0100
SAMPATHKUMAR KISHORE KANIYAR wrote:
>   I have 2 questions about Server 1 "responding" to the "client":
>   1) Server 1 responds to the CLIENT on N/W interface card B, right?
>   2) If so, what is the IP address returned in the response packet?
>      Isn't it the IP address configured for N/W interface card B,
>      which is -not- VIP? But, the client knows/expects only VIP.

1) server 1 responds to client 1 over whatever interface the client's ip
gets routed, in this case B, right.
2) no, he replies with VIP, because the initial connection has been made to
the VIP

Regards,
Bjoern

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