# bigip\_node module won't connect?

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/bigip-node-module-wont-connect/27963>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [July 5, 2018, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/bigip-node-module-wont-connect/27963 "2018-07-05T18:30:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Scott\_Pouliot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Scott\_Pouliot](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Scott_Pouliot)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2018, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/bigip-node-module-wont-connect/27963/1 "2018-07-05T18:30:00Z")

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So I am fairly new to ansible here, but I’ve been fumbling my way around OK thus far. I can’t seem to get ansible connected to our BigIP F5 at all though. Are there special permissions I need my network team to grant me to the f5? I do have SSH access on an ansible specific user at this point, and I can login to the GUI manually just fine and perform any tasks I need.

So I guess my question is this. Does this module attempt to cnnect to the WebUI or is it trying to SSH? If it’s SSH, obviously port 443 will never work. I have tried port 22 as well, and same issue.

Here is what I have as far as an ansible task (Trying to down a node):

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**Author:** ![Christer\_Hemgren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/97f17d/32.png) [@Christer\_Hemgren](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Christer_Hemgren)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2018, 5:13am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/bigip-node-module-wont-connect/27963/2 "2018-07-07T05:13:48Z")

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Hi

Item shuld be used on name or fqdn. Server is for the bigip.

I recommend to use the new provider as well. Aka move to object containing connection details.