Public IP Behind PaloAlto

[pdvpanetworks]

We have a /24 public IP network where some of the IPs will not NAT and some will NAT.  For the scenario were there will be no NAT, the host behind the PaloAlto will have a public IP assigned to the NIC.  Under what scenario would I break up the /24 into smaller subnets or leave the subnet as a large /24.  This is for a pa-500 in Layer 3 configuration, where there is a separate public /29 that is assigned to the PaloAlto, the /24 is routed to an IP on the public /29.

Thanks,

Dan

[hshah]

Hi Pdv,

Make sure you havent used subnet mask in NAT policy, Normally it should be /32 mask in NAT policy. If its bigger sometimes it cause problem.

Regards,

Hardik Shah

[dburns]

You should be able to configure the /24 directly on an L3 interface and DNAT any of the IPs in that space to private IPs addresses in other zones.

eg.

Untrust 11.11.11.11/29 dmz1 22.22.22.1/24 dmz2 192.168.1.1/24

DNAT rule would read Untrust -> dmz1 -> DstIP 22.22.22.2 -> DNAT IP 192.168.1.2

Your security rule would read: Untrust -> dmz2 -> DstIP 192.168.1.2

Just make sure not to use the 22.22.22.2 address in your DMZ1 zone (;

Dominic

[pdvpanetworks]

dburns,

Your scenario allows the /24 with NAT, what about NAT and where a server inside the PA has an IP from the same /24, no NAT? Any issue there?

[dburns · Accepted solution]

No issue. The only issue would be if you were trying to configure one of machines with a public IP address which had a DNAT configured for it. That would not work the DNAT would be applied and the machine would not be reachable from the outside.

Dominic

[pdvpanetworks]

dburns,

Thanks. I notice you are possibly in San Diego. Can I buy you a  cup of coffee?  As I'm new to PA gear.

[pdvpanetworks]

dburns,

Any reason to not make these all in a VLAN?  See this pic.  As show in the this PA Doc. securing Inter VLAN traffic.  I don't need to router between VLANs, necessarily, but breaking up the /24 into smaller subnets, as shown in that pic, makes security of the networks and management simpler on the switch.