Palo Alto Networks states that when a VoIP client application has NAT intelligence embedded, the firewall's SIP ALG can interfere with signaling and cause the client application to stop working.

Checked 2026-09-25

Vendor
Palo Alto Networks
Product
NGFW (PAN-OS)
Subsystem
App-ID
Deployment
on-premises
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-09-25
Checked
2026-09-25

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 25). SIP ALG problems on firewalls and routers: source note sip-alg-problems-panos-alg-interferes. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-alg-problems-panos-alg-interferes

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-sip-alg-problems-panos-alg-interferes,
  title  = {SIP ALG problems on firewalls and routers: source note sip-alg-problems-panos-alg-interferes},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sip-alg-problems-panos-alg-interferes},
  note   = {Source note sip-alg-problems-panos-alg-interferes, checked 2026-09-25}
}

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