Hi, i'm very glad to join the sophos community. I've just buy a mini pc in order to install Sophos XG Firewall Home Edition I followed th prerequisities of intel processor and ship (and the limitation induced) After install the image on the disk…

Hi, can someone confirm if the Home Edition still has the 50 IP address limitation? Other limitations are clearly stated like "Home Edition is limited to 4 cores and 6 GB of RAM. The computer can have more than this, but Sophos Firewall Home Edition will…

Hello. I am looking for hardware for Sophos XG Firewall Home Edition. Of course I want to use it in a home environment. I am thinking of: PICO PC with Intel® Core i5-8265U ( Link #1 ). Or a cheaper version: PICO PC with Intel® Core i3-8145U ( Link #2…

I've recently gotten an XG 115 rev.2 off eBay and have tried to install the XG Home version software on it (SW-19.0.0_GA-317.iso), but cannot get it to work. I've tried all of the following and cannot get it to work: - The ubuntu method here ( https…

Hello All, Does anyone know if I need to use an Intel AES-NI CPU to run ssl decryption? I am new to the home XG firewall. Thank you for your time and information.

Having issues installing Sophos XG Home on https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B09PHMS7WH/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 created a USB using balenaEtcher using SW-19.0.0_GA-317 also tried SW-18.0.5_MR-5-586.iso when booting…

Hey everyone, i have cyberoam cr25ing device. I want to used this device. So i want to install sophos home version in it. I installed v18.5 home edition but it shows error due to insufficient ram. Device has 2gb ram. I need lower versions but…

Hi, everyone. I recentlty installed Sophos XG Home (SFOS 18.5.3 MR-3-Build408) on a Dell Optiplex 7020 (Core i7 4790 @ 3.6 GHz 4C/8T with 8 GB DDR3 @ 1600 MHz). I'm using the built-in NIC as the LAN port and a PCIe x1 Gigabit card as the WAN port. I…

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…

Hi Community leaders, I installed Sophos XG SFOS 18.2, I have issue with the network speed. After enabling DOS and IPS my internet speed drops to 4-5mbps, by disabling it speed is back to 200mbps. Would like to seek experts advise and suggestion…

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, 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…

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…

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

I am trying to configure XG home on a Protectli Vault fw2b device. XG Home software is SFOS 18.0.1 MR-1-Build386. It installed successfully and I was initially able to access it using SSH, but could not access it using the browser to its IP address…

Hi everyone! In order to learn Sophos environment(because I plan to move some of my clients to Sophos XG) i removed pfSense Community version from my Lenovo PC (2 integrated NICs) and installed Sophos XG Home. After a few complications I figured out…

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…

Hey All - Currently we're using Untangle's Home product for $50/yr but it flat out ain't cutting it. Application detection is terrible and apparently Sophos does a much better job. Which leads me to two key questions: With a Fiber 1000/1000 connection…

Hello World, I'm looking to setup Sophos XG in a lab of mine. about 30mb internet connection. Would the following appliance work for my lab? Only implementing firewall rules and a Site-to-Site IPsec VPN connection. https://www.amazon.com/Fanless…

Hello, I use a sophos XG for personal use at home, I use 6 interfaces (3 for the wan and 3 for the lan). I have about 60 guests on my lan (home automation, tablet, smartphone and pc). My XG is on an esxi and I would like a mini pc style physical box…

Hi everyone. I have a couple questions. I currently run pfSense in my home network/homelab. I was thinking of maybe trying out Sophos XG. I have no problem with my pfSense it runs great but when I was checking out Sophos it seemed to be more similar to…

Thinking about deploying this as I have an unused Dell Optiplex 9020 Micro Intel Core i5-4590T 2.00GHz that I am looking to use as a donor. Here are the questions I have... (1) Would this machine work for starters. (2) Once the sophos software has…

Dear all, I want to install SophosXG Home on the Intel hardware with the below status. can I install Sophos XG Home on this hardware? Thanks in advance