Bug ID 1166225: The Machine Tunnel VPN fails to reconnect after the Windows PC resumes from extended hibernation

Last Modified: Sep 05, 2025

Affected Product(s):
APM-Clients APM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
7.2.3, 7.2.3.1, 7.2.4, 7.2.4.2, 7.2.4.3, 7.2.4.4, 7.2.4.5, 7.2.4.6, 7.2.4.7, 7.2.4.8, 7.2.5, 7.2.5.1, 7.2.5.2, 7.2.5.3

Fixed In:
7.2.6

Opened: Oct 03, 2022

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

The Machine Tunnel fails to establish the VPN connection when the system resumes from a long-duration hibernation state.

Impact

The system is unable to automatically connect to the VPN.

Conditions

-- VPN connection established on a PC -- The PC goes to sleep for an extended time, then wakes up and tries to connect

Workaround

Restart the Machine Tunnel Service

Fix Information

Whenever the MachineTunel gets stuck, it gets reinitialized by restarting to re-established the VPN connection.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips