Here in this article we will configure Sophos XG firewall accordingly to prevent DOS attack to the internal network. Before going to configure DOS configuration in Sophos XG firewall, let us understand what is DOS and DDOS attacks then we will understand how to prevent that type of attack using Sophos XG firewall. What Are DOS And DDOS Attacks? Denial […]
Overview: Here in this article we will understand what is SD WAN policy routing and how to configure SD WAN policy routing in detail. What Is SD WAN Policy Routing? Using SD WAN policy routing we can route traffic based on the policies we define. We can route the traffic through various gateway based on the service and applications you […]
Here in this article we will understand how to resolve the issue when we are unable to enable HA after replacing old XG with new XG. You can reproduce the issue by following the below steps: Reproducing The Issue: Suppose think like you have three firewalls A, B and C. Here A is acting a primary firewall, B is auxiliary […]
In this article we will understand how to manage branch office firewall access points through head office access firewall when both firewalls are connected through IPSEC VPN connection. Before you follow this article make sure you have configured VPN and it is active. Since you are not managing access point turn of wireless protection on branch office, you can disable […]
Overview: Here in this article we will discuss how to set MSS value in IPSEC connection. After making the below changes all the traffic which is passing through IPSEC connection will use new MSS value. Suppose here scenario is there is site to site IPSEC VPN between XG firewall A and XG firewall B. XG firewall A network—192.168.1.0/24 XG firewall […]
Here in this article we will discuss how to troubleshoot the issue when internal network clients are unable to access internal web server through port forwarding. Suppose here is the configuration: Internal web server: 172.16.16.100 Firewall External IP: 11.12.13.14 Internal Client: 172.16.16.10 Customer is trying to access internal web server (172.16.16.10) through (11.12.13.14) on port 3389. Now we will create […]
Here in this article we will discuss how to implement web protection in sophos XG to block or allow the websites through Sophos XG firewall. In this article my requirement is to block Facebook website and allow twitter website in the same web policy. First we need to create web policy. Creating Web Policy: Login to firewall and click on […]