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Title
Error: "Unable to process request - Unknown packet type" in DSS logs -
Description
The Defender Security Server (DSS) log is filling up with entries similar to the following:
Wed 26 Sep 2012 13:01:00 Unable to process request - Unknown packet type
Wed 26 Sep 2012 13:01:00 . (+0000) 00
Wed 26 Sep 2012 13:01:13 Unable to process request - Unknown packet type
Wed 26 Sep 2012 13:01:13 . (+0000) 00 -
Cause
This warning is logged when something communicates on a listening Access Node port on the DSS. For example, a 3rd party external monitoring process such as Cisco ACE Load Balancer. Currently, these messages cannot be filtered out.
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Resolution
STATUSEnhancement request number 483447 has been submitted to Development for consideration in a future release of Defender to investigate possible ways of filtering unwanted information from the DSS log. -
Change Request
483447