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peeryog
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Oct 30, 2025

Cannot ping external interface

Hi All, first post here, first time F5 devices and a complete novice.  I have a couple of BIG-IP devices and the luxury to play and learn before we go live.  I have one I am sure is going to be a si...
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Shyy
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Nov 02, 2025

Hey,
Are you pinging the self ip? if so, look at port lockdown that might be the issue allow default should include icmp.
If you are pinging a virtual IP, make sure that the pool members you have there can even respond to icmp and that the virutal IP is available (green).