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Odd issue with internet access

Hi,

I did several research and looked everywhere in the firewall, but I was not able to find an answer to my problem. Basically:

- I have an XGS126w with the latest OS

- The setup is fairly simple: 1 LAN on a private /24 subnet --> The Firewall --> Internet connection via the internet provider's gateway

- I set up a MASQ rule and ACL rule for the /24 subnet to access the internet, and but I still have no internet access

- However, as soon as I ping an internet target (like 8.8.8.8) from the firewall (Diagnostics -> Ping -> Ping 8.8.8.8 from my LAN interface), then the internet access starts working from my LAN.

- A few hours later, the LAN->internet access stops working again, and I have to ping an internet target from the firewall diagnostics tools again...

Did anyone see this issue before? I assume something happens when I ping 8.8.8 from the firewall, and I need to configure that thing in the firewall, but I can't figure out why... I'm happy to provide screenshots of my configuration if needed.

Many thanks for your help.

Alex

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0 Bharat J over 1 year ago

Hi Alex

please post the firewall rule and Nat rules with gateway failover condition set along with current DDOS settings?

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0 alxl29 over 1 year ago in reply to Bharat J

Sure - this is the firewall rule:

NAT Rule:

DoS settings:

And my gateway details:
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0 rfcat_vk over 1 year ago in reply to alxl29

What are you pinging in your test?

Ian

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0 alxl29 over 1 year ago in reply to rfcat_vk

8.8.8.8
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0 Bharat J over 1 year ago in reply to alxl29

Add a new NAT rule and keep it on top for tshoot.

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0 alxl29 over 1 year ago in reply to Bharat J

Sure - I added the new rule and will wait until the issue happens again.
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0 alxl29 over 1 year ago in reply to alxl29

The issue occurred again, and my ping stopped working, the new rule didn't seem to have worked.
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0 emmosophos over 1 year ago in reply to alxl29

Hello there,

If the issue persists, please open a case with Support and share the Case ID with us.

I recommend you do a pcap when the issue isn’t happening and one when the issue is happening so support can compare both captures.

Additionally, do a GUI Packet Capture, showing what firewall rules are hitting the traffic (when it is working) and do the same when the traffic stops working.

And finally, do a conntrack during both scenarios.

But it does sound like an issue with ARP, so you might want to check the connection between your Moden and the Sophos Firewall

That should help support get started with the investigation.

Regards,

Emmanuel (EmmoSophos)

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0 alxl29 over 1 year ago in reply to emmosophos

Emmanuel,

thanks for your response - I will follow those steps now.

Regards,
Alex
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0 Adam Dodge over 1 year ago in reply to alxl29

You can also check the log viewer if the gateway was down during a specific time
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0 alxl29 over 1 year ago in reply to Adam Dodge

thanks Adam.

When the issue occurs, I can reach the firewall from the internet (sophos central), and so the issue really "only" is that my LAN can't access the internet (even with a firewall rule and NAT MASQ rule).

Is there something else I can/should configure?

Regards,
Alex
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0 Bharat J over 1 year ago in reply to alxl29

Create new test firewall rule from lan to wan keep on top of all firewall rules along with above suggested NAT rule for tshoot

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0 Bharat J over 1 year ago in reply to alxl29

Create new test firewall rule from lan to wan keep on top of all firewall rules along with above suggested NAT rule for tshoot

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