> Source: [sk167236](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk167236)

# sk167236 - 1500 / 1570R gateway blocking internal SNMP polling traffic when Firewall blade is in strict mode

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk167236 |
| Date Created | 2020-06-17 |
| Last Modified | 2022-07-20 |
| Technical Level | General |
| Products | Spark Firewall (Locally Managed) |
| Versions | R81.10.X |
| Platform | 1570R, 1500, 1600, 1800 |

## Symptoms

- * Firewall in strict mode blocks SNMP polling to the 1500 / 1570R gateway even when internal rules to allow the traffic were created.
* Creating outbound policy rule resolves the issue (Source Internal LAN, Destination ANY, Service SNMP, Action Allow).

## Solution

This problem was fixed. The fix is included in:

* [**R80.20.10 for Small and Medium Business Appliances**](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk167012)

You can also [Contact Check Point Support](https://www.checkpoint.com/support-services/contact-support/) to get a Hotfix for this issue.   
A Support Engineer will make sure the Hotfix is compatible with your environment before providing the Hotfix.

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