topic what is virtual MACs will start with? in Firewall and Security Management https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Firewall-and-Security-Management/what-is-virtual-MACs-will-start-with/m-p/202438#M38100 <P><SPAN>Hi, could I ask what is virtual MACs will start with?</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>As we know, a conflict HA virtual Mac address in the different Fortinet HA cluster use the same group id, would the&nbsp;same situation occur when deploy the different check point firewall clusters in the network？</SPAN></P> Mon, 08 Jan 2024 09:35:56 GMT febrarylin 2024-01-08T09:35:56Z what is virtual MACs will start with? https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Firewall-and-Security-Management/what-is-virtual-MACs-will-start-with/m-p/202438#M38100 <P><SPAN>Hi, could I ask what is virtual MACs will start with?</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>As we know, a conflict HA virtual Mac address in the different Fortinet HA cluster use the same group id, would the&nbsp;same situation occur when deploy the different check point firewall clusters in the network？</SPAN></P> Mon, 08 Jan 2024 09:35:56 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Firewall-and-Security-Management/what-is-virtual-MACs-will-start-with/m-p/202438#M38100 febrarylin 2024-01-08T09:35:56Z Re: what is virtual MACs will start with? https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Firewall-and-Security-Management/what-is-virtual-MACs-will-start-with/m-p/202469#M38101 <P>There will be no collision with Fortinet.</P> Mon, 08 Jan 2024 13:57:19 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Firewall-and-Security-Management/what-is-virtual-MACs-will-start-with/m-p/202469#M38101 _Val_ 2024-01-08T13:57:19Z Re: what is virtual MACs will start with? https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Firewall-and-Security-Management/what-is-virtual-MACs-will-start-with/m-p/202566#M38123 <P>VMACs are unique per cluster, starting with the same three octets that most CP MACs start with, and including a unique cluster ID (and VS ID in VSX). The exact construction of the MAC used in VMAC mode is available in the admin guide:</P> <P><A href="https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/R81.20/WebAdminGuides/EN/CP_R81.20_ClusterXL_AdminGuide/Content/Topics-CXLG/Configuring-Virtual-MAC.htm" target="_blank">https://sc1.checkpoint.com/documents/R81.20/WebAdminGuides/EN/CP_R81.20_ClusterXL_AdminGuide/Content/Topics-CXLG/Configuring-Virtual-MAC.htm</A></P> Tue, 09 Jan 2024 03:28:20 GMT https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Firewall-and-Security-Management/what-is-virtual-MACs-will-start-with/m-p/202566#M38123 emmap 2024-01-09T03:28:20Z