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Rohit_Singla_17's avatar
Rohit_Singla_17
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Oct 31, 2016

GTM Monitors internal LTM, but I need Public IP as Answer

Hi Team, I have a very simple setup. I need someone to answer with a tested/verified solution. Please trust that I am writing this thread after breaking my head with Translation IPs/ Dependency Lists...
application delivery
BIG-IP
BIG-IP DNS
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Kevin_K_51432's avatar
Kevin_K_51432
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Oct 31, 2016

Hi Rohit, I believe the intention is to have GTM checking the same path as the DNS request, so probably you should point GTM to firewall (public) and have it point back to LTM (private). Then just set up translation. This article seems to offer some background about the reasoning.

 

SOL14707: Configuring BIG-IP DNS server objects for BIG-IP devices that reside behind a firewall NAT

 

https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/14000/700/sol14707.html

 

This seems a frustrating topic for sure!

 

Kevin