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

HI, i was thinking about installing SW version of XG SFOS on my SG210 but i've encountered some issues on installation, seems that i cannot install SW ISO in Sophos Hardware, i need to install Software ISO on it because i need an Home License. Can…

Hi, Just found our Old Cyberoam 50ing in the office and wanted to use it at home but it seems EOL now. can I upgrade it to Sophos Home ? or any other which is free. It is on Firmware - 10.6.6 MR-6 any help would be appreciated.

Hi all My LAN port does not negotiate anything more than 100FD. If I force the LAN port to 1000fd, the port goes dead. I have connected the Firewall to a Switch that supports 1000fd and other devices negotiate 1000fd without any problems. Looking…

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…

Has anyone found a way to enable the LCD on the Sophos XG 310 Rev2 or XG 430 Rev1 hardware devices when running XG Home Firewall? I have both since we changed to Fortigate and want to use either for my home. The LCD would just be a nice extra.

Hi All, I'm new is Sophos community, first I want to thanks Sophos for releasing the Home Edition of XG Firewall, very important to have a safe network at home, I have researched for best hardware for Sophos XG and after a while checking and knowing…

Hi there, I'm running Sophos XG Home edition. I purchased a QOTOM mini pc to install Sophos XG on. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077FH9MYX/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The board has a internal mini pci express lane and a sim card reader…

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 bought an Asus ac56u modem and installed it. But when I restart the XG Firewall pc, I get the message that the port is not plugged in when I turn it on and off. There was no such problem in the old modem. Thank you.

Hi! I'm looking to host XG at home for learning. I'm wondering if the any of the following specs would be considered viable for running with everything enabled on a 100/10 VDSL connection. Processor: Intel i5-2400S 2,50 GHz (passmark 4908) RAM:…

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…

I'm interested in setting up Sophos XG for my home. I have Verizon FiOS coax with 50/50 WAN. We have a couple desktops, 3 laptops, 4 tablets, several phones plus a couple streaming televisions on the network. I don't have any old hardware lying around…

I have installed the XG Home Edition on my old Zotac AD04 mini computer which I try to repurpose as home firewall. Everything seems to be recognized except for the external TP-Link UE300 USB LAN adapter that was planned to be used as secondary LAN interface…