Hello everyone, I am trying to replace my current firewall at home because I am beyond angry. Is it true that the home firewall OS has essentially all features? SSL decryption, Application control, zero-day exploit protection? It should pass the…

I have an old Optiplex that I'm going to use to install the Sophos home firewall and just looking for some tips. Any basic things I should know before getting started? Thanks in advance!

Hello everyone. I just bought a Nexcom DNA120 (I understand that it is hardware similar to the UTM SG115) and I am trying to install version 18.5.3. At the end of the installation, it enters failsafe mode, and tells me that it does not detect network…

Good evening, Looking at a hardware refresh, but looking to achieve something low powered. I'm currently using a PondDesk based unit with a E3845 on Untangle (watching Arista's aquasition), but looking to return to Sophos XG that I previously had running…

This is a simple question, but I couldn't find an answer. To run Sophos XG Firewall, the hardware requires 2 NICs. My hardware has 1 NIC, so can I simply insert an external network adapter (USB) as a second NIC? Logically speaking this should work, but…

Hi All, and thanks in advance for your help. I've been using Sophos XG for about 2 years now and I've absolutely loved it. I just moved into a brand new house and have ATT symmetrical 5Gbps fiber at the same price as my old Xfinity cable internet! I…

A very good day to you Sir I hope you are safe and well I would like to kindly ask if a Realtek 2.5Gig RJ45 Network Card is compatible with the Sophos XG Firewall OS Is the Realtek RTL8125BG 2.5Gig RJ45 NIC Card compatible with the Sophos XG Firewall…

A very good day to you Sir I Hope you are safe and well I would like to ask a Question regarding a AMD RYZEN CPU Compatibility with the Sophos XG Firewall OS Software Is the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX CPU Compatible with Sophos XG Firewall OS Software…

Hi, I am looking into buying hardware for a Sophos XG Home solution with the SW-18.5.1_MR-1-326 firmware. The options I am considering at the moment are the following 2: HSIPC J1900 4c; 8 GB RAM; 128 GB SSD; 4 * Intel I211-AT Nic HSIPC J4125 4c;…

I have a 500MB connection. I connected to my Sophos XG installed on an old Intel computer with three NICs. When I test internet speed, it is reduced to half the bandwidth. the XG is on default settings so I don't have any specific firewalls or anything…

had this box in testing for months about 6 connected to my paid for sophos cloud, and my 2 other machines running full fat sophos intercept-x. first few builds on versions of 17.5 and early 18.* it would be stable. now on SFVH (SFOS 18.5.1 MR-1-Build326…

can I use a small form factor pc and do not need an OS with it? what are the hw specs I would need? thanks

Dear Community, Anynone have an idea regarding Sohos xg firewall software licensing I want to use more than 10 intel based hardware devices which license should I need. Thanks Sibtain khan

Hi all, Seem to have an issue with my Sophos XG home firewall thats become worse following the latest update (SFOS 18.5.2 MR-2-Build380) Its running on a HP SFF desktop PC with 6GB ram, and a 4th gen i7. Using the standard Intel onboard NIC for…

Hello, I’m trying to install sophox xg firewall on my dedicated hardware. The hardware is : ASUS PRIME H510M-A Intel Core i5-11400 Corsair Vengeance LPX 16Go (2x8Go) Samsung 970 EVO Plus Intel E1G44ET PRO/1000 ET QUAD PORT PCI-E SERVER NIC DELL…

Hello, I am trying since yesterday to install Sophos XG on Dell T40 PC. It has 4 core Xeon Processor and 8GB Ram, I've installed extra network card. But no result. After installation it just shows " 18.5 _ 1 32' on the top-left conrner of the balck…

Screwed Intel X710-T4L into 'blank' testbench PC to validate network adapter before installing it in my 'live' Sophos Firewall. Sophos v18 home installation runs smoothly to completion (yea!) and reboots and ... does not see the X710-T4L. Error message…

Hi i have a Virtuall Appliance with Random Crashes, its running on a HP Proliant G9 with VMWare HPE Custom Image 7.0 Update 2 (updates just some weeks beforeu3, waiting for the Next Update Window for U3) does anyone have an idea what i can also check…

I have not been able to find any information anywhere regarding the Intel I225-LM network card and Sophos XG Firewall. Anybody know if this nic is supported? According to Intel specifications, it is a server/enterprise/workstation-use type card, which…

Running Sophos Firewall v18.5.1 on bare metal PC hardware. Preparing to swap 4-port NICs: out with the Intel I350-T4, in with the Intel X710-T4L. My _hope_ is this works as follows: Proper shutdown Remove I350-T4 Install X710-T4L Power on …

We have recently downloaded and installed the following iso https://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/downloads/firewall-installers ( Software Installers: Firewall OS Software ISO for Intel Hardware ) Onto to our Dell PC with an intel CPU PC 500GB SSD 16GB…

Hi everyone. I have wanted to try out Sophos XG for a while now. The only thing that has stopped me is that I was worried that I wouldn't be able to sustain my Verizon FiOS Gigabit Down/UP connection with the hardware limitations in the Sophos XG home…

Hi All, EVen though I have a perfectly running XG running as a VM in VMware, I want to move it to hardware. As a result I purchased an Intel NUC compute element, including a chassis with two NIC's. From a hardware perspective it therefore has the requisite…