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farid95
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Jul 24, 2022

F5 BIG IP and wmware workstation

I just started the F5 course. My lab seems to me to be architected like that of the TP. I run it from a VMware Workstation 16. Everything is OK, except the possibility to attack the "external" paw 10.10.10.0/24 from my client machine.
A ping of ip self 10.10.10.200 with the port lockdown allow default option from the PC_Client is failed. A ping of 10.10.10.1 from the PC_Client responds.

The "external" network is connected to my vmnet13 which also connects my Client and the "1.2" interface via the external vlan of the F5-BigIP.

It is therefore impossible for me to perform the access test in HTTP and HTTPS to my VS 10.10.10.10 which does not respond.
If anyone has a lead, I thank them in advance.

Kind regards

 

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  • LiefZimmerman's avatar
    LiefZimmerman
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    Jul 26, 2022

    farid95 - if you have not been able to resolve this yet let me know and I will see if I can get an expert to take a look.

    • farid95's avatar
      farid95
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      Jul 26, 2022

      I couldn't find a solotion
      here is my LAB

      network:
      vmnet13 host only 10.10.10.0/24
      vmnet12 host only 172.16.10.0/24

      Network adaptater 2: vmnet12
      Network adaptater 3: vmnet13

      Internal VLAN: Interface 1.1
      External VLAN: 1.2 interface

      Self IP : 172.16.10.200 , vlan internal
      self IP: 10.10.10.200, vlan external , port lockdown default allow


      Ping NOK from my physical machine to 10.10.10.200

      VS: 10.10.10.10:80 with http profile
      the VS is not reachable from my physical machine

      do you have a solution?

  • Jonathancert's avatar
    Jonathancert
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    Jul 28, 2022

    I want to make sure i understand your problem.  I believe you want to connect to your VS in VMware form your physical machine and not through a virtual client within VMware.  I've been working on a VMware lab also.  I have two LTM in active/standby and one GTM.  I am able to ping my VS from mt physical machine and even connect to the VS via a browser.  Is it possible your PC firewall could be blocking things.  Is this what you are trying to do (see below).

    kjl0000@(dscclab-ltm1)(cfg-sync Disconnected)(Active)(/Common)(tmos)# sho ltm virtual

    ------------------------------------------------------------------
    Ltm::Virtual Server: cbt_nuggets_vs
    ------------------------------------------------------------------
    Status
    Availability : available
    State : enabled
    Reason : The virtual server is available
    CMP : enabled
    CMP Mode : all-cpus
    Destination : 192.168.157.50:80

    C:\Users\Jonathan>ping 192.168.157.50

    Pinging 192.168.157.50 with 32 bytes of data:
    Reply from 192.168.157.50: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=255
    Reply from 192.168.157.50: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=255
    Reply from 192.168.157.50: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=255
    Reply from 192.168.157.50: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=255