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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2022
Zscaler, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Pankaj Chhabra, Surrey, CA;
Zscaler, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
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.