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ZCC Z-Tunnel 2.0 vs 1.0: Which One Is Dropping Your SaaS
Z-Tunnel 1.0 is HTTP/S proxy-ish. Z-Tunnel 2.0 can carry more than TCP 80/443. If the app is UDP or a non-standard port, 1.0 will silently fail. Techclick CLI lab: symptoms, commands, traps, and proof.
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3 days ago2 min read


ZIA Location Unknown: Traffic Leaves the Branch but ZIA Does Not Know the Site
Location is derived from the GRE/IPSec source IP or from the Client Connector. If the source IP is not in a location object, ZIA treats the traffic as unknown. Techclick CLI lab: symptoms, commands, traps, and proof.
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3 days ago2 min read


Zscaler Client Connector Auth Loop: PAC and IdP Checks Before Reinstall
This is almost never a corrupt client. It is PAC pointing at the wrong cloud, a stale IdP cookie, or ZCC listening on the wrong loopback port. Techclick CLI lab: symptoms, commands, traps, and proof.
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3 days ago2 min read


ZIA SSL Inspection Certificate Error on One Site: Where to Exempt
Exempt that URL or category from SSL inspection. Do not turn off inspect for the location. Confirm the user actually trusts the Zscaler root. Techclick CLI lab: symptoms, commands, traps, and proof.
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3 days ago2 min read


ZIA DLP False Positive: Prove the Dictionary Before You Disable the Rule
Pull the transaction ID, see which dictionary and rule hit, then tune the dictionary or add a file-type exception. Do not disable the DLP rule. Techclick CLI lab: symptoms, commands, traps, and proof.
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3 days ago2 min read


ZPA App Connector Unhealthy: journalctl Order That Finds the Real Fault
On the connector host, read zpa-connector logs, then DNS to the control plane, then the health of the published app port. Yellow is usually DNS, time, or the app port — not the ZPA cloud. Techclick CLI lab: symptoms, commands, traps, and proof.
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3 days ago2 min read


Zscaler GRE Tunnel Down: CLI on the Edge Router Before You Blame ZIA
Prove GRE from the router: source public IP, destination ZIA VIP, proto 47 allowed, and keepalive. Most 'Zscaler down' tickets are a NAT or ACL on the router. Techclick CLI lab: symptoms, commands, traps, and proof.
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How to setup Azure SAML authentication with GlobalProtect
Step-by-Step Guide: Setting Up Azure SAML Authentication for GlobalProtect Portal and Gateway Objective This guide provides detailed instructions to configure Azure SAML authentication for Palo Alto GlobalProtect Portal and Gateway, enabling secure remote access via SAML-based SSO. Prerequisites Admin access to Azure Portal and Palo Alto Firewall . GlobalProtect Portal and Gateway preconfigured with basic settings (IP/FQDN, certificates, etc.). A valid Azure AD subscription.
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Jan 29, 20252 min read


How to Troubleshoot IPSec VPN connectivity issues in paloalto
These steps are intended to help troubleshoot IPSec VPN connectivity issues. They are divided into two parts, one for each Phase of an IPSec VPN. Phase 1 - To rule out ISP-related issues, try pinging the peer IP from the PA external interface. Ensurethat pings are enabled on the peer’s external interface. If pings have been blocked per security requirements, see if the other peer is responding to the main/aggressive mode messages, or the DPDs. Check for the responses of the “
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Jan 14, 20254 min read


What is Dead Peer Detection and Tunnel Monitoring across IP Sec Tunnel?
DPD is a monitoring function used to determine liveliness of the Security-SA (Security Association and IKE, Phase 1) DPD is used to detect if the peer device still has a valid IKE-SA. Periodically, it will send a “ ISAKMP R-U-THERE ” packet to the peer, which will respond back with an “ ISAKMP R-U-THERE-ACK ” acknowledgement. The Palo Alto Networks does not currently have a log associated with DPD packets, but can be detected in a debug packet capture. The following is a PCA
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Jan 14, 20252 min read


Site to site vpn format sheet for vendors
Site to site vpn sheet which shared to vendors to configure tunnel Please find the below link to see the excel sheet, if required this format let us know in comments with your email id https://docs.google.com/file/d/1RgawRZl6tQGWKHEGIEsyWrcdibLI4rgi/edit?usp=docslist_api&filetype=msexcel
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May 21, 20241 min read
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