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From Layer 4 to Layer 7: Decoding Load Balancers and Proxy Modes—Is It Possible to Track a Hacker?

Load balancers are like the silent gatekeepers of our networks. They make sure that traffic is distributed evenly across our servers, reducing overload, keeping response times low, and minimizing downtime.

In this blog post, we are going to dig into what load balancers do at each layer, the differences between L4 and L7, proxy modes and how to work around challenges like preserving client IP addresses.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Layer 4 Load Balancer