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htt_237088
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Dec 04, 2015

Cannot open GUI but can ping the VE

I am starting to learn the BIG-IP VE. I downloaded version 11.3.0.39.0 and loaded it in VMware Workstation. I can ping the ip 192.168.1.245 from other machines. From BIG-IP VE I can ping other machines and router 192.168.1.1 but I cannot open the GUI in a browser. I got message "The connection has timed out" in FF. Do you know whats wrong?

 

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  • StephanManthey's avatar
    StephanManthey
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    Dec 04, 2015

    Hi,

    the 192.168.1.245 is the default IP address to be assigned as the management IP to your physical/virtual BIG-IP appliance. This looks fine so far if there is no address conflict in your infrastructure.

    Can you 
    ssh
    to the management IP (root/default)?

    If you are on the console you can verify the WebUI was started properly:

    bigstart status httpd tomcat

    If these services are not running (they should by default) you can try to start them:

    bigstart start httpd tomcat

    Btw, the WebUI is available via https only by default (admin/admin). Perhaps you tried http?

    Thanks, Stephan
    • StephanManthey's avatar
      StephanManthey
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      Dec 04, 2015
      Have fun with your new BIG-IP. The v11.3 is absolutely fine for the first steps and to get familiar with the WebUI and CLI and common configuration options. You will probably like the BIG-IP VE lab version (costs appr. $100) which allows to use nearly all product features and to play with up-to-date SSL/TLS settings.