https://community.splunk.com/t5/Security/New-Splunk-Web-Installation-Not-Showing-Login-Fields/m-p/51067#M1687 <P>I'm experiencing the same issue, but only when I'm attempting to access the UI over VPN. On my local network, it seems to work fine.</P> Mon, 29 Jul 2013 23:30:29 GMT davetarn 2013-07-29T23:30:29Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Security/New-Splunk-Web-Installation-Not-Showing-Login-Fields/m-p/51066#M1686 <P>I have just installed Splunk for the first time using the Linux RPM (splunk-5.0.3-163460-linux-2.6-x86_64.rpm).</P> <P>Everything works exactly as all the manuals and tutorials suggest, until I try to load the Splunk Web interface; when I try to connect to the web interface I get no login fields.</P> <P><IMG src="http://findtopher.com/splunk_web.png" alt="Splunk Web Screenshot" /></P> <P>My web_service.log doesn't show anything interesting:</P> <PRE><CODE>2013-05-30 10:21:23,564 INFO [51a760638f1de5990] decorators:323 - require_login - no splunkd sessionKey variable set; cherrypy_session=18eef8c63da5b41278511fe6665961db00bcc0eb request_path=/en-US/ 2013-05-30 10:21:23,564 INFO [51a760638f1de5990] decorators:344 - require_login - redirecting to login </CODE></PRE> <P>Nor does my splunkd_access.log:</P> <PRE><CODE>127.0.0.1 - - [30/May/2013:10:19:17.000 -0400] "GET /services/server/info HTTP/1.1" 200 4333 - - - 2ms 127.0.0.1 - - [30/May/2013:10:21:23.712 -0400] "GET /services/server/info HTTP/1.1" 200 4333 - - - 2ms </CODE></PRE> <P>I've tried this using Chrome on Windows and OS X, Safari, and Internet Explorer. I have confirmed that Javascript and Cookies are enabled on all tested browsers.</P> <P>Quite simply, I'm unable to even start working with splunk.</P> <P>Help?</P> <P>Update after troubleshooting:</P> <P>If I use ssh to forward port 8000 (ssh -L 8000:127.0.0.1:8000 splunk) I am able to connect to localhost:8000 and am prompted with username and password fields. Attempts to connect from outside the system remain unsuccessful.</P> Thu, 30 May 2013 14:37:16 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Security/New-Splunk-Web-Installation-Not-Showing-Login-Fields/m-p/51066#M1686 findtopher 2013-05-30T14:37:16Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Security/New-Splunk-Web-Installation-Not-Showing-Login-Fields/m-p/51067#M1687 <P>I'm experiencing the same issue, but only when I'm attempting to access the UI over VPN. On my local network, it seems to work fine.</P> Mon, 29 Jul 2013 23:30:29 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Security/New-Splunk-Web-Installation-Not-Showing-Login-Fields/m-p/51067#M1687 davetarn 2013-07-29T23:30:29Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Security/New-Splunk-Web-Installation-Not-Showing-Login-Fields/m-p/51068#M1688 <P>try disabling tcp offloading (TCO)</P> <P>ethtool -K eth0 tx off rx off (replace eth0 with ethernet it is bound to)</P> Thu, 03 Oct 2013 20:53:27 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Security/New-Splunk-Web-Installation-Not-Showing-Login-Fields/m-p/51068#M1688 mathru 2013-10-03T20:53:27Z