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 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 connect to sophos XG firewall through console cable using putty software. Before going to the process you need to download putty to the computer. Identify the com port in the sophos XG firewall, it will be noted with com port as shown in the below image Once you identify the console […]
Downgrade Firmware In Sophos XG Login to the sophos firewall and click on Backup and firmware and then click on Firmware tab Active version will be identified by yellow icon and inactive version will not have any status. So as per the above screenshot he is using 18.0.5 firmware and inactive version is 18.0.4 firmware. Before downgrading the firmware, please […]
Here in this article we will discuss how to troubleshoot when user is not getting full speed to PC behind XG firewall Before start troubleshooting, first we need to understand how much speed we were actually receiving from the ISP to XG firewall. Login to the sophos XG firewall CLI enter advanced shell and type this command “wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sivel/speedtest-cli/master/speedtest.py –no-check-certificate“ […]
Here in this article we will learn how to configure port forwarding (DNAT) in sophos XG frewall and also how to troubleshoot port forwarding in sophos XG firewall. Configure port forwarding in Sophos XG firewall: DNAT rule: Port forwarding is used to access internal hosted server from external network. Here my requirement is to access internal RDP server from external […]
Issue: Here in this article we will troubleshoot the issue when your firewall is showing high CPU consistently. Here is the sample image in sophos UTM dashboard. Troubleshooting: First you need to login to sophos firewall console and execute top command and check which services are using high CPU. If only one service is using high CPU, then this resolution […]
Overview: Here in this article we will discuss how to test internet speed from sophos XG firewall. Process: First we need to login to sophos XG firewall. You can use following article to login to sophos XG firewall. Once you login to firewall, you will get these option. Enter “5” and go to “Device Management” as shown below Then enter […]
Overview: Here in this article we will discuss how to create traffic shaping policy for specific website. Process: First you need to create traffic shaping policy under system services >> traffic shaping Name: Give any name Policy Association: Web Categories Rule type: Limit: It means user traffic will be limited, users cannot cross the mentioned bandwidth. When we select Limit […]
Issue: Here in this article i will suggest you to how to resolve the error “Appliance Not Detected” error in sophos XG firewall. Troubleshooting: If you are installing wrong ISO in the wrong device you will get this error. HW-SFOS ISO should use for hardware appliance. SW-SFOS-ISO should use for vmware appliance. In case if you are using in reverse […]