Bug ID 597270: tcpdump support missing for VXLAN-GPE NSH

Last Modified: Aug 19, 2026

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

Known Affected Versions:
12.1.0, 12.1.0 hf1, 12.1.0 hf2, 12.1.1, 12.1.1 hf1, 12.1.1 hf2, 12.1.2, 12.1.2 hf1, 12.1.2 hf2, 12.1.3, 12.1.3.1, 12.1.3.2, 12.1.3.3, 12.1.3.4, 12.1.3.5, 12.1.3.6, 12.1.3.7, 12.1.4, 12.1.4.1, 12.1.5, 12.1.5.1, 12.1.5.2, 12.1.5.3, 12.1.6

Fixed In:
13.0.0

Opened: Jun 03, 2016

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

The tcpdump utility does not support VxLAN (Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network) GPE (Generic Protocol Extension) Network Service Header (NSH).

Impact

No support for VXLAN-GPE NSH.

Conditions

Running tcpdump on BIG-IP systems.

Workaround

None.

Fix Information

tcpdump now has support for VXLAN-GPE NSH.

Behavior Change

tcpdump now has support for VxLAN (Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network) GPE (Generic Protocol Extension) Network Service Header (NSH).

Guides & references

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