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01-23-2026 09:36 PM
hi my customer got an issue regarding palo alto.
This issue happens this
morning, no changes was done beforehand. The website was still accessible
yesterday until this morning.
We have done a few testings
as per below.
Office LAN users – Not
accessible
Bypass website’s Public IP
– Not accessible
Bypass website URL – Not
accessible
Wi-Fi users – Accessible
Personal hotspot –
Accessible
The impacted users are at the segment of 192.168.30.0/24. Why this happen ya ?
01-24-2026 03:53 PM
What URL and traffic log show from user towards website url/ip?
01-24-2026 08:47 PM
Hi,
Classic overnight PAN-DB recategorization, site got tagged high-risk / newly-registered / whatever and hit your block rule. Wi-Fi & hotspot work because they bypass the firewall.
Quick checks on firewall CLI:
texttest url example.com
request url-filtering debug host example.com
Check Traffic logs:
source 192.168.30.0/24 + url contains "example.com" → note the rule name and action (block/deny).
Fast fix:
Objects > Custom URL Category > New
Name: Allow-ExampleSite
Add: *.example.com
In the blocking rule (or new rule above it):
Source: 192.168.30.0/24
Destination: Allow-ExampleSite
Action: allow
Or temp allow by public IP if static.
For permanent: submit recategorization at https://urlfiltering.paloaltonetworks.com.
Paste the test url output + blocking rule name here and I’ll give you the exact config lines to commit.
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