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Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2024

Filed:

Jun. 28, 2022
Applicant:

Zscaler, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventor:

Pankaj Chhabra, Surrey, CA;

Assignee:

Zscaler, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/70 (2013.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04L 43/10 (2022.01); H04L 45/02 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/02 (2013.01); H04L 12/4633 (2013.01); H04L 43/10 (2013.01); H04L 63/029 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for egress handling for networks with Public Internet Protocol (IP) address. The disclosure includes identifying if a public Internet Protocol (IP) is used on a private network; performing a traceroute to an originating point of a tunnel; responsive to no reply to the traceroute, making a location call to an end node, wherein the end node identifies the origin of the location call, the identity of the origin being an egress IP; and responsive to a reply to the traceroute, using the IP to show the origin of the tunnel. The disclosure further includes, responsive to no tunnel being present, providing a continuous network path from a client to a destination.


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