x.x.x.129 router (by the ISP, not under my control) x.x.x.130 firewall (with proxy_arp) x.x.x.128/27 my subnet x.x.x.135 server1 x.x.x.136 server2 etcpp x.x.y.242 firewalls second ip, different subnet, for ssh access.. x.x.x.129 x.x.x.128/27 | | | vlan 1 | | vlan 7 | | | bond0 bond0.7 \ / x.x.x.130 on the firewall: ip route: x.x.x.129 dev bond0 scope link x.x.y.240/28 dev bond0 proto kernel scope link src x.x.y.242 x.x.x.128/27 dev bond0.7 scope link default via x.x.y.241 dev bond0 ip addr: 5: bond0: mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue link/ether 00:04:23:bf:75:8d brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff inet x.x.y.242/28 brd x.x.y.255 scope global bond0:1 inet x.x.x.130/27 brd x.x.x.159 scope global bond0 inet6 fe80::204:23ff:febf:758d/64 scope link valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever 9: bond0.7@bond0: mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue link/ether 00:04:23:bf:75:8d brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff inet x.x.x.130/32 scope global bond0.7 inet6 fe80::204:23ff:febf:758d/64 scope link valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever arp -an ? (x.x.y.241) auf 00:D0:01:F5:C8:00 [ether] auf bond0 ? (x.x.x.139) auf auf bond0.7 ? (x.x.x.129) auf 00:D0:01:F5:C8:00 [ether] auf bond0 ? (x.x.x.135) auf 00:0A:E4:83:D5:F7 [ether] auf bond0.7