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Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls provide true, complete visibility everywhere, along with precise policy control. Ask your questions or provide insightful answers in the discussion forum specific to NGFW.
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Next-Generation Firewall Discussions
Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls provide true, complete visibility everywhere, along with precise policy control. Ask your questions or provide insightful answers in the discussion forum specific to NGFW.
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Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls provide true, complete visibility everywhere, along with precise policy control. Ask your questions or provide insightful answers in the discussion forum specific to NGFW.

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Palo Alto PA-850 Login Issue After Power Shutdown — Request for Guidance

Hi all,I’m currently dealing with a login issue on a Palo Alto PA-850 firewall after a scheduled power shutdown. Here's the situation:The firewall was shut down prior to the outageAfter powering it back on, I can ping the firewall's IP address and see network traffic flow normally.However, I’m unable to log in via:Web UI (receives "incorrect use...

Question about Wildfire signature updates in Palo Alto Active-Passive mode.

Hi, Currently, the customer has a configuration where signature updates are performed on the passive device and then synchronized with the active device.In this configuration, is it appropriate to perform signature updates on the active device?Or what are the recommended settings for Palo Alto Active-Passive Mode? Thank you.

Palo Alto to Azure vpn tunnel fails at random

We installed a PA 3440 at a customer site which is being used to create a VPN tunnel with Azure. Two links have been configured in fail over mode (currently manual). The VPN tunnel fails randomly and needs to be rest manually. we have raised the case with PA who are struggling with logs since last 2 weeks without a fix. Basic configuration of...

What happens when the premium partner and subscription license expires?

Dear all, Premium license expiredI thought I wouldn't get RMA or technical support at expiration, but is it also correct that the following is not supported?* Premium expire- RMA Impossible- Software update Impossible- Dynamic update Impossible* subscription license- TP : New pattern update not possible- URL: Predefined URL Category Not Availa...

HoSoo by • L0 Member
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Where to see graphs of peak bandwidth usage?

Hi, I'm new to using PaloAlto devices, we have PA-440's and don't use panorama. We are moving internet providers so in deciding what type of connection to purchase I need to see some graphing of our internet bandwidth usage of all traffic in and out on the internet interface. I've seen the bandwidth graphs under Network - QoS, but they only seem...

GUEST WIFI for new client

Hi All, I just have a question. We have a new client on office and they will be using their own domain and laptop. They will connect to our GUEST internet and will use it to access their internal network. The thing is client wants to have a dedicated guest vlan for them. We have an existing GUEST VLAN for our clients and this new client do...

weezy by • L3 Networker
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Firewall sessions

Spoiler (Highlight to read)I'm in a competition against a vendor who is claiming that two small firewalls sessions (not bandwidth ) can be added to give higher number of sessions and the customer seems to be buying it, although the.firewall doesn't work that way as its a statedul device and sessions can't be added to maximise the number of sessi...

PA-415-5G not working with fresh T-Mobile SIM

Hello yall!I am currently having trouble getting my PA-415-5G working with a new T-Mobile sim. I have the "Bus Int Unl Elig BYOD" plan. I see that the firewall can recognize the sim card, but it gets stuck on the: Registration State : SearchingActivation State : DeactivatedPS State : DetachedProvider : NoneTechnology : None This is also a br...

Resolved! Name: Virus/Win32.WGeneric.esxxcl Unique Threat ID: 752597582

Name: Virus/Win32.WGeneric.esxxcl Unique Threat ID: 752597582 Create Time: 2025-11-25 08:01:27 (UTC) Status: active In Current Release: Yes Last Release: 5426 (2026-01-08 UTC) First Release: 5383 (2025-11-26 UTC)f9b8df8703b2651ce97c11692dd5c722e621ac5e11a148993af317018189c8c5 We received a palo alto alert like this: The specified threat cannot b...

bgrsmn by • L0 Member
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AI for FW management

Hey Guys, We are using PA firewalls in our DCs. A lot of focus in our organisation (like everywhere) is on use of AI. So I was wondering how are you guys leveraging AI in Firewall Management? Are you using it for any policy cleanup, shadow rules identification or simply automating firewall configuration push? There are a lot of examples that AI...

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