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I understand that you have a VM placed behind a Standard Internal Load Balancer and still able to make default OutBound access via this VM. This is an expected behavior with Route Table attached.
See : When is default outbound access provided?
- If the next Hop is a NVA, the Outbound connectivity is dictated by the configuration of the NVA and not the VM.
And yes, this is a valid work around for VMs that are in the backend Pool of a Standard ILB that need Internet Connectivity.
Kindly let us know if this helps or you need further assistance on this issue.
Thanks,
Kapil
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