Mar 27, 2026 - For details about updated CVE-2025-53521 (BIG-IP APM vulnerability), refer to K000156741.

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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...
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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?

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buulam
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Jul 26, 2022

Hi farid95 have you tried setting vmnet13 to Bridged and testing?

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    farid95
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    Jul 27, 2022

    I set vmnet 13 to bridged but I still have the same problem

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      buulam
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      Jul 27, 2022

      I think I'm a bit confused. Just to clarify: Your local VMware Workstation host can ping into the self IP and VIPs of the 10.10.10.0/24 network?

      It's just PC_Client within the lab that you've setup that can't reach the VIPs hosted on the BIG-IP within the 10.10.10.0/24 subnet? Can it reach the self IP?

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        farid95
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        Jul 27, 2022

        my physical machine on which I installed vmware workstation cannot join ip self and VS

        on the other hand the management address is reachable