Bug ID 468356: Ubuntu KVM: VE is unreachable for IPv6 traffic

Last Modified: Apr 28, 2025

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP MA-VE(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
11.6.0, 11.6.0 HF1, 11.6.0 HF2, 11.6.0 HF3, 11.6.0 HF4, 11.6.0 HF5, 11.6.0 HF6, 11.6.0 HF7, 11.6.0 HF8, 11.6.1, 11.6.1 HF1, 11.6.1 HF2, 11.6.2, 11.6.2 HF1, 11.6.3, 11.6.3.1, 11.6.3.2, 11.6.3.3, 11.6.3.4, 11.6.4, 11.6.5, 11.6.5.1, 11.6.5.2, 11.6.5.3

Opened: Jun 22, 2014

Severity: 2-Critical

Symptoms

VE is unreachable. - run "ping6 <ve-self-ip>" and no response - run "ip -6 neigh show" and network discovery failed for VE

Impact

VE is unreachable

Conditions

Found it on Ubuntu-14.x KVM when using macvtap interfaces

Workaround

This is not BIG-IP VE issue, instead, it's the default configuration issue on KVM host. We have two workarounds to fix this issue: 1. Use bridge interface(s) rather than macvtap interface(s) 2. Enable promiscuous mode for macvtap interface(s) and all interfaces they derive from

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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