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XG complicated and confusing

logan517

Hi,

 

the last 5 years i've using the UTM as a virtual appliance at home with the home use license -> max. 50 ip's
And since every device has an ip, the problem is the limitation with the 50 maximum ip's

So i've to switch from utm to xg but that is harder than expected.

I think the web interface is very complicated and confusing.
Some functions are strange. e.g. why do i've to assign an ip to an interface, that has only sub-interfaces with vlan? (keyword native-vlan => /dev/null)

Why do I have to specify a source, destination zone AND source, destination ip for each firewall rule
Or why the hell i can't delete the default zones? I don't need DMZ and i'm a person who want it clean and get rid of stuff that is not necessary.

I have somehow the strange feeling of an Apple product and not a firewall for experienced system admins
Firewall ON / OFF

My first impression tells me that the XG is still in the aplha stadium.

 

I can not be the only "old" UTM user who does not like the XG yet.

Please tell me your experiences. Possibly. it is only up to me, since I'm used to the old webinterface.

 

Regards
Tobias



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    I was in the same boat at one time, in not too distant past. Moved from UTM9 to XG because of the 50 IP limit and was like a deer facing bright headlights on high beam.

    Slowly, with much help from this forum and my own perseverance, I learned to work the XG. In some respects, XG is easier, but in others, it is lagging way behind UTM9, particularly in logging and reporting. It does require a ton of patience to configure XG. It does not use the same lingo as a normal firewall would.

    But, I would surely say this: I am not that tech savvy a person. If I can do it, you too will succeed.

    All the best,

    Arun

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    I was in the same boat at one time, in not too distant past. Moved from UTM9 to XG because of the 50 IP limit and was like a deer facing bright headlights on high beam.

    Slowly, with much help from this forum and my own perseverance, I learned to work the XG. In some respects, XG is easier, but in others, it is lagging way behind UTM9, particularly in logging and reporting. It does require a ton of patience to configure XG. It does not use the same lingo as a normal firewall would.

    But, I would surely say this: I am not that tech savvy a person. If I can do it, you too will succeed.

    All the best,

    Arun

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