Networking Changes in PAN-OS 8.1
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Networking Changes in PAN-OS 8.1

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Networking Changes in PAN-OS 8.1

When the device uses a DNS proxy for the DNS Server setting, internal queries act according to the service route configuration to use the MGT interface or explicitly configured dataplane interface address.
PAN-OS 8.1 has the following changes in default behavior for networking features:
FeatureChange
Jumbo Frame Global MTU
As of PAN-OS 8.1, if you Enable Jumbo Frame Global MTU configuration (DeviceSetupSessionSession Settings) and reboot your firewall, packet buffers are then redistributed to process jumbo frames more efficiently.
DNS Proxy
In releases prior to PAN-OS 8.1, when the Device uses a DNS Proxy Object for the DNS Server setting (instead of using the DNS Server’s address), internal DNS queries do not use the DNS Service Route Configuration if the service route is configured to use the management interface; instead, internal DNS queries use the address of the dataplane interface if a dataplane interface is configured on the DNS proxy object. This also occurs for a virtual system when the virtual system is configured with a DNS Proxy Object instead of defaulting to the global Device DNS Server settings.
Beginning with PAN-OS 8.1, when the Device uses a DNS Proxy Object for the DNS Server setting, internal DNS queries act according to the service route configuration to use the management interface or the explicitly configured dataplane interface address, whichever is configured.
External Dynamic List Service Routes
When an External Dynamic List service route is configured to use default values, a user-defined Palo Alto Networks service route configuration takes precedence (introduced in PAN-OS 8.0). The EDL service route takes precedence only when it has been explicitly configured. If both service routes are configured to use defaults, the management port is used to retrieve EDL updates.
Dynamic IP and Port NAT Oversubscription
Beginning with PAN-OS 8.1.0, the default setting of the Dynamic IP and Port (DIPP) NAT oversubscription rate changed from 1 to 2 on the VM-100 and VM-200 firewalls.