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Accessing TCP Options from iRules

I’ve written several articles on the TCP profile and enjoy digging into TCP.  It’s a beast, and I am constantly re-learning the inner workings.  Still etched in my visual memory map, however, is the ...
Published Mar 25, 2011
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I don't have an example, but you could use 'tcp::option set' https://clouddocs.f5.com/api/irules/TCP__option.html

 

And use option 28 or 253, version 34, which is used elsewhere for IPv6 - as you can see reading it in the addendum above.