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# sk181153 - Local ICMP6 connections from a Virtual System do not work

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk181153 |
| Date Created | 2023-06-21 |
| Last Modified | 2023-06-25 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway, Scalable Platforms |
| Versions | R81.20, R81.10 (EOS), R81 (EOS), R81.20, R81.10 (EOS), R81 (EOS) |

## Symptoms

- * ICMP6 traffic generated in a Virtual System (VS) fails.

* The output of the "`ping`" command shows 100% loss.

## Cause

Sync for local ICMP6 connections on VSX is disabled by default.

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