I am looking for a software based firewall for my edge gateway, I was originally planning to just use pfsense, but I saw the fuller feature set that Sophos offers for free with the home edition. This seems like a pretty good bargain but the big gotcha…

Hi all! Does anyone know if HA setup is possible with V18 and Home license? I know it wasn't in v17 and older, but would be really great to test this feature for long term in my home lab before rolling out to customers. HA in V17 was really buggy…

Hallo, derzeit verwende ich in meinem Heim- Netzwerk noch die aktuellste UTM Version. Bisher hat mich ein Wechsel auf die XG Version schon öfters gereizt, allerdings sehe ich bei der aktuellen XG- Version eher Nachteile als Vorteile gegenüber der…

Hallo zusammen, Ich würde gerne zuhause eine Sophos XG betreiben. Nun stellen sich mir hierzu ein zwei Fragen, wo ihr mir sicherlich weiterhelfen könnt. 1. Ich würde gerne eine gebrauchte Sophos UTM im EBay kaufen ( 110 o.a.) , worauf ich dann die…

Hi all, I will try to describe the problem I am experiencing setting up bridge mode. Attempt #1 Unsuccessful on ESXi VM using Free Home licence. I just couldn't get it to work (I am aware of the promiscious mode and etc.) after everything was set…

Hi, I decided to expand my LAB and trying messing around with old IBM x3550 server which has Broadcom NICs. The rest is history :) Current XG v17 MR-3 has exactly the same issue: https://community.sophos.com/products/unified-threat-management/astaroorg…

What are your opinions on the new Coffee Lake i3's for affordable and powerful Sophos XG machines? Specifically the i3-8100 seems to be a very good one for maxing out the XG Home limitations.

Hello, I have a problem and I don't find the solution, my sophos XG firewall licenced with free home edition Actually I have a wan from the adsl line(port2), all is working . I would like now to connect a second wan from my television cable. When…

is it possible to buy a Sandstorm license for sophos Home? and is it possible to also buy licenses for heartbeat?

I am running XG software on a white-box build. Specs can be provided if needed, but it is mostly newer Intel hardware. Seemingly since I installed XG on the white-box build, I have not been able to complete firmware updates through the software. I have…

Hi Sophos Community :) It is my understanding that Sophos Firewall Manager is free to use for management of up to 5 XG firewalls. It is also my understanding that I should receive an email with the serial number of the SFM "device" when I download the…

Dears, I hope this post finds you well, After serving the community and asking my chose is going to purchase MINI PC for home Sophos XG. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/QOTOM-Mini-PC-Q190G4-with-4-LAN-port-using-pfsense-as-small-router-firewall…

Hello, I am new to the Sophos XG platform and looking for some advice. Here is my situation: · Usage will be in a home. But I work in IT and use my home as a lab / PoC environment, mostly to further my own knowledge about IT systems · I am planning…

Hi everyone, I've been reading threads and researching the Sophos XG firewalls for some time now, but I keep running in circles in regard to my hardware choice. I'm an IT professional, who works from home, but also has a family that heavily utilizes…

Did the limits for RAM on Home edition get changed with SFOS 16.05.2 MR2? I'm only seeing 4GB after update. Still only showing 4GB after rolling back to SFOS 16.05.1 MR-1. I was seeing 6GB usable before upgrade.

Hello I want to know the differences between XGFirewall and Home XGFirewall. Like is Home Edition limited in software? less configure option? The licensed version have some plus configuration and protection. Thanks

I work for a cable company and get free internet, currently my internet connection is 250 Mbps, but I ping at about 275 Mbps. Also, My company pushes up employee connection speeds about once a year or so. I want to build a Sophos XG home box but need…

Hi Community, I've a problem with my new installed XG Home Use Firewall on Vmware ESXi 6.5. The Installation works fine, network interfaces are correctly configured. I can ping devices in my local environment, but I can't ping to the internet. …

Hello, i use the XG Firewall (SFOS 16.05.0 GA) with a home user licence. I want to know if it is possible to buy for instance a "Sophos XG 85 Sandstorm (XG85 Subscription)" and activate it along with the home user license (to use the sandstorm features…

I have installed XG Firewall and this pci nic (RTL8139D) isn't recognised, even when it appears on the compatibility list for UTM, i'm stuck on failsafe mode.

Hello guys, i have a problem at the inital setup. If i want to activate the device the following error occurs: "Internet connectivity OK but unable to contact licensing system. This may be due to a network issue. Please check your network set up and connections…

I recently replaced my old CR15 Cyberoam firewall with a Sophos XG home firewall on hardware. The XG firewall consistently reboots 3 times per day. Once between 6am and 10am, again between 12pm and 2pm and again between 7pm and 10 pm. This has been happening…

I just recently installed a Sophos XG firewall on a desktop and have managed to get it working so far. The firewall can connect to my router and give my PC an IP address, but my PC can't connect to the internet. I've been looking around the internet…

Brand new install of XG with a home license on SuperMicro whitebox server. I have a QLE8442-CU2 NIC installed. XG is not detecting it. It shows the 2x integrated Gbe NIC though. How do I get the 10G interfaces to show up? The driver is present (bnx2x…

I just got a Sophos XG 85 and need to install XG home on it. Being that the box does not have an HDMI slot, and I have all Macs, how do I perform the install without a screen? Or how do I get this to output to a screen during the initial install? T…