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Subject:    Re: [load balancing] BigIP not getting cookies back???
From:       Tim Maestas <lb () dnsconsultants ! com>
Date:       2002-12-18 20:37:29
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I've never not set an expiration time on the cookies, but I've seen 
similar behavior when the client's workstation time was way off from the 
time on the BigIP.  Have you tried setting a very high expiration time, 
instead of no time at all?

-Tim




On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, Tim Parker wrote:

> We just installed a set of BigIP 520s and started using Cookie persistance
> instead of simple to try and eliminate clumping of sessions from say AOL or
> other sites/companies that use proxies. 
> 
> I have been working with F5 and sent out some TCPDumps to them and what I am
> getting back is that randomly the session cookie for BigIP is not being
> returned by the browser. We did the TCPDumps from our office where we all
> surf out under 1 IP (no proxies/caching). 
> 
> The cookie is set with no expiration so it should last the entire time that
> the browser is open. It doesn't appear to be doing that. Has anyone seen
> this type of behavior? 
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Tim Parker
> EBGames.com
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