First of all thanks,
Am pretty much confused this both term of routing read blog's and notes but still kinda confused.
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Symmetric routing - packet takes one path towards for example google server and turn back on using the same path.
Asymmetric - packet takes one path towards for example google server and return back using different path.
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One practical situation is with stateful firewalls. A firewall sees the socket initiated in one direction and automatically allows the return traffic. But that only works if traffic for that socket goes through the same firewall in both directions. – Darrell Root Feb 9 '20 at 16:44
