Bug ID 449896: CGNAT DNAT connection failures with ECMP or route pools

Last Modified: Apr 28, 2025

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.3.0, 11.4.0, 11.4.1, 11.5.0, 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:
11.6.0, 11.5.2, 11.4.1 HF6

Opened: Feb 21, 2014

Severity: 2-Critical

Related Article: K15538

Symptoms

Connections may fail when using CGNAT Deterministic NAT (DNAT) with ECMP or route pools.

Impact

Second connection fails.

Conditions

This issue occurs with: -- LSN pool with Deterministic mode. -- Route pools or ECMP such that the same destination may have two different routes. -- Two connections from the same client to the same destination

Workaround

None.

Fix Information

Deterministic NAT (DNAT) does not pick a colliding port for the second connection, so connections complete successfully.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips