Building-permits Services show correct Endpoints, yet traffic still fails on some nodes. Objects look healthy in the API. What plane should administrators investigate next?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
When the roster on paper looks right but the roads are broken, walk the dataplane—kube-proxy and CNI rules on the node. API objects can be fine while forwarding is stale.
Full Explanation
Service and Endpoints objects describe intent; kube-proxy/CNI implement packet forwarding. Stale or broken dataplane rules can fail traffic despite correct API state. Laptop hosts files, etcd compaction myths, and Deployment strategies are not the primary next check for this symptom.