There are a lot of Sophos Firewall errors
out there. Way too many, right?
You as a Sysadmin know that for sure – Internal Server problems, Link errors, Configuration errors,
Timeout messages, and Bad Gateway issues.
Here's a list of the most common errors around Sophos Firewall errors and the proven solution to them:
- Sophos Firewall error “404 – Not Found” or Timeout Page when logging into SCFM
- Sophos UTM “Invalid Certificate” Error
- Sophos Firewall “Interface Link Error”
- Sophos UTM “ 500 Internal Server Error” or “Internal Server Error”
- Sophos Firewall “502 Bad Gateway Error”
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Quick fix
Error 404 – Not Found is sometimes experienced when trying to login to Sophos Central Firewall Manager (SCFM).
If you are experiencing Error 404 or if you are unable to login to SCFM, reach out to the Sophos support team.
Best Solution:
https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/133814
Proper fix
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Quick fix
The Sophos UTM certificate error occurs when using web filtering and accessing the https website.
To solve the issue, install the UTM-generated SSL certificate into your systems by following the instructions provided in the Sophos Knowledge Base:
https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/115315#How%20to%20deploy%20the%20Proxy%20CA
Also note that the issue mostly appears when using Firefox. For a quick solution, try using a different browser.
Best solution:
https://community.sophos.com/products/xg-firewall/f/initial-setup/104589/ca-setup
Proper fix
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Quick fix
The Sophos firewall link error comes up when the UTM is communicating with the connect peer, but the ISP connection is down. The error can also be caused by an incorrect configuration of the IP address.
To solve the issues, check on the packet communication and on the correct configuration of the IP address.
Best solution:
Proper fix
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Quick fix
Do you get the error message “Internal Server Error” or error code 500 when trying to login to the Sophos firewall web interface? This error means that the server encountered an internal error and could not complete your request.
To find more information on the cause of the problem, check /var/log/httpd.log. In most cases, restarting the WebAdmin can solve the issues. Restart the WebAdmin using ‘/sbin/init.d/httpd restart‘.
Proper fix
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Quick fix
The 502 Bad Gateway error message occurs when the web server and the Sophos firewall use a different cipher. IIS6 supports 128 bit high cipher only on RC4 suites, while Sophos Firewall supports the cipher on AES suites.
In order to solve the issue, you need to install a Microsoft hotfix to support AES 128-bit and 256-bit cipher suites on the legacy web server.
Best Solution:
Proper fix
Switch to PRTG: PRTG network monitor supports Sophos UTM firewalls and provides constant updates about the status of your firewall.
Find out how PRTG’s Firewall Monitoring can help you get rid of Sophos Firewall Timeout Errors
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