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What is the "algorightm" that decides on the routing path?

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I am asking to understand how to explain the decision of multi dual weight nexthop routes.

For example I do have a client with one router which load balance towards two other routers with NAT on them using two different IP addresses as outgoing IP.

so client 192.168.120.1 goes to 192.168.120.254 with the other leg at 192.168.130.254 and two next hops with 130.1 and 130.2 with another leg at the 192.168.10.X leg.

Now I want to make sure I understand how exactly it is decided with what nexthop will the packet be delivered towards?

There must be a "Static" way to calculate it.(ip? port? etc?)

posted Mar 7, 2014 by Seema Siddique

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