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Adrian_Lewis
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January 27, 2017
Question

Fastpath L3 to FortiSwitch?

  • January 27, 2017
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Does anyone know if it is possible to forward packets between VLANs locally on a FortiSwitch when in FortiLink mode or does traffic passing between subnets always have to be punted up to the FortiGate and back again? Seems like it would be a pretty major win if Fortinet could implement local L3 forwarding on a FortiSwitch where the FortiGate policy does not require any deep inspection for UTM/NGFW features. Would fit somewhere between a regular L3 switch and an ISFW. Alternatively, punt the first few packets of a session to the FortiGate and then 'fastpath' to the switch silicon once all checks have been made.

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    Ron_Uss
    New Member
    May 9, 2017

    Hello Adrian,

    did you get answer for this question from someone out of this forum? Thanks

    Adrian_Lewis
    New Member
    May 14, 2017
    I think the answer is no unfortunately
    Alby23
    New Member
    May 15, 2017

    I think the same.

    L3 functionality is provided by the FortiGate so apparently no "direct" routing is possible.