Bug ID 1410245: Hardware Action:Dropped in the f5 ethernet trailer is always set

Last Modified: Mar 12, 2025

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP F5OS-A, TMOS, Velos(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
17.1.0.3, 17.1.1, 17.1.1.1, 17.1.1.2, 17.1.1.3, 17.1.1.4, 17.1.2, 17.1.2.1

Opened: Dec 04, 2023

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

On some platforms without Hardware DOS like the rSeries r2xxx and r4xxx, a tcpdump capture may always show the HW Action Drop field set on all ingress packets.

Impact

The issue is cosmetic. This platform does not have a hardware DOS mitigation engine.

Conditions

RSeries r2xxx r4xxx

Workaround

None

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips