Bug ID 527011: Intermittent lost connections with no errors on external interfaces

Last Modified: Aug 19, 2026

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

Known Affected Versions:
11.5.3, 11.5.3 hf1, 11.5.3 hf2, 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, 12.0.0, 12.0.0 hf1, 12.0.0 hf2, 12.0.0 hf3, 12.0.0 hf4

Fixed In:
12.1.0, 11.6.1, 11.5.4

Opened: Jun 08, 2015

Severity: 2-Critical

Symptoms

Intermittent lost connections to virtual servers or pool nodes with no observable errors on external interfaces. Errors are observed on internal interfaces using 'tmos show net interface -hidden'

Impact

Lost connections

Conditions

Normal operation. This can occur on BIG-IP 8950, 11000, and 11050 platforms.

Workaround

None.

Fix Information

An issue with intermittent lost connections with no errors on the external interface has been corrected.

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips