Bug ID 427357: Virtual address icmp-echo and arp properties get reset to disabled for network prefixes on config load

Last Modified: Jul 18, 2026

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP LTM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
11.5.1, 11.5.1 hf1, 11.5.1 hf2, 11.5.1 hf3, 11.5.1 hf4, 11.5.1 hf5, 11.5.1 hf6, 11.5.1 hf7, 11.5.1 hf8, 11.5.1 hf9, 11.5.1 hf10, 11.5.1 hf11

Fixed In:
11.5.2

Opened: Aug 07, 2013

Severity: 3-Major

Related Article: K14822

Symptoms

On a configuration load, the icmp-echo property is always set disabled for a virtual address with network prefix.

Impact

ICMP and ARP behavior stops for the virtual address.

Conditions

This occurs on virtual addresses that have a network prefix.

Workaround

Manually reconfigure the icmp-echo property for virtual addresses with network prefixes.

Fix Information

The icmp-echo property is now set correctly for virtual addresses with network prefixes.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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