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# sk35733 - NAT Table (fwx_alloc) is larger than Connections Table (connections) on ClusterXL members with enabled State Synchronization

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk35733 |
| Date Created | 2008-08-07 |
| Last Modified | 2015-07-13 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20 |

## Symptoms

- NAT Table (fwx_alloc) is larger than Connections Table (connections) on ClusterXL members with enabled State Synchronization: output of '`fw tab -t fwx_alloc -s`' command on cluster members shows much more `#VALS` than in the output of '`fw tab -t connections -s`'.

## Cause

By design, when a service is defined **not** to be synchronized between cluster members, only the data in Connections Table ('connections') is **not** synchronized, but the data in NAT Table ('fwx_alloc') is **still** synchronized.

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