Just to confirm HA requirements - Sophos Firewall DHCP and PPPoE: When the interfaces are dynamically configured using DHCP or PPPoE, the following applies: Active-active mode: Not supported. Active-passive mode: Supported, but session failover isn't supported. Active-Active is not suported if my WAN interface is configured with PPPoE? The cables going out from the firewall to the WAN or LAN switch must be configured with LAG? can I just plug them to the switch with no specific config? for example it would work with an unmanaged switch?

You cannot use PPPoE in HA A-A. A-P is supported.

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Sophos XG in HA Active-Active requirements

l0rdraiden over 1 year ago

Just to confirm

HA requirements - Sophos Firewall

DHCP and PPPoE: When the interfaces are dynamically configured using DHCP or PPPoE, the following applies:
- Active-active mode: Not supported.
- Active-passive mode: Supported, but session failover isn't supported.

Active-Active is not suported if my WAN interface is configured with PPPoE?

The cables going out from the firewall to the WAN or LAN switch must be configured with LAG? can I just plug them to the switch with no specific config? for example it would work with an unmanaged switch?

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LuCar Toni over 1 year ago in reply to l0rdraiden +1 suggested

You cannot use PPPoE in HA A-A. A-P is supported.

0 LuCar Toni over 1 year ago

Just wondering - Why do you opt-in for a Active-Active Scenario in the first place?

It does interact with the traffic differently than a A-P and A-P is highly used by everybody.

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0 l0rdraiden over 1 year ago in reply to LuCar Toni

Just to play with it and learn, but main reason is the added performance.
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0 l0rdraiden over 1 year ago

Another question would be what happens if I configure it in Active-active with PPPoE in the WAN interface? it will work but when the IP changes I will lose conectivity for a few seconds? or it won't work at all?
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0 LuCar Toni over 1 year ago in reply to l0rdraiden

You cannot use PPPoE in HA A-A.
A-P is supported.

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0 l0rdraiden over 1 year ago in reply to LuCar Toni

Thanks, ok, I found a way to get a fixed IP in the FW, my only question is how should be the configuration in the switch if any, I just need to connect the cables to the switch or do I have the configure them with LAG or anything?
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