I'm using a VM of Sophos XG 18.5.1 MR-1-Build326. It was running ok for months without a problem. Just this today its loosing LAN (Port1).connection after a few minutes, it will just timed out. Only a reset of the appliance will bring back the LAN connection…

I'm installing Sophos (VMWare): https://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/downloads/firewall-installers However after installing under VMWare Fusion on Mac, I cannot change Port A, only Port B (WAN), and as a result i cannot access via web browser... Is…

Hi in a virtual xg firewall i made a LAG (active-backup) between 2 interfaces. The LAG connects to 2 core switches. From the switch connected to the primary lag-member i can ping the LAG-IP. When i disconnect that cable the automatic failover to the…

We all know that the XG ISO lacks support for UEFI booting but.... could I install vSphere Hypervisor onto my Dell PowerEdge server and create a virtual machine and boot XG on -that-? I've never really messed with vSphere Hypervisor so was just wondering…

Hi guys, Im running Sophos XG SFOS 18.0.6 MR-6-Build655 virtualized, and i never get the Port1 interface working on inicialization. Everytime i need to reboot the firewall, i need to log via console, and run the command line "ifconfig Port1 192.168…

Did a search, not seeing my exact issue. Rebooting device results in boot process sitting at boot loader screen with default version selected. There appears to be no timeout set to boot into that partition. A manual press of enter on the keyboard allows…

Hey guys We have recently moved our Physical XG450 into a Data Centre as we have gone private Cloud. Working well and doing basic Web Filtering, IPS, etc - no email, web servers etc. Now its in a DC I would like to Virtualize it for the many…

Hi, I have network as 172.16.2.0 and I have installed Sophos Virtual Appliance in my PC in VMWare Workstation. Now as I have gone through the same, I am confused since I want to configure one of my network IP in Port A i.e. 172.16.2.138. Since I am…

Hi, Is there any URL from where I can download Sophos Virtual Appliance and use it in GNS3 or VMWare Workstation or any Virtualization technology to practice it. Manish

good morning, I'm desperate ... I downloaded the SOPHOS Firewall XG version and I can't install it on UBUNTU 20.04.2.0... When I try to open the ISO asks me for a password that is not that of UBUNTU... Can you help me? I would like to use UBUNTU as a…

Is there ay differences between the viral appliance "Sophos VMWare" and "intel" versions arpart from the face one is pre-confired with install already done and adapters configured ? I feel there is more to that... otherwise why else would there be…

Dear all, I just install SFOS 18.0.5 on VMware workstation Pro 16. And I set the network adapter bridged to network directly. But I find out that, the interface only running 10Mbps - Half Duplex I do try to search for solutions, but I can…

I've setup is as follows: 2x vNics in VM "Briged" and "Host.. on Sophos. "Briged" is only for WAN access eventually, (if i can get it to work) 1x vNic on same VM host subnet for map sharing tog VPN. Installed Sophos ISO, and changed 172.16.16…

Hi guys, I want to install a Sophos VM in a redhat RHEV environment, is That possible ? THANKS IN ADVANCE !!!!

Hello everyone, I am currently using a virtual XG appliance for testing. Initially I thought it ran out of disk space, but although plenty disk space is left, the XG stopped logging. Is there any way to restart the logging process?

Hi guys, Seems i'm lost in config somewhere, i had to reinstall XG Home VM, tried both 18.0.1 and 18.0.5 versions. After finishing setup, firewall is unreachable on wan and lan ports, cant ping anything until i login true console from host and use…

Hello, a customer hired me for installing Sophos XG in a virtual Environment. The LAN Network is fixed. Our access to that Area ist through a VPN connection. This customer bought only one virtual Machine. Now, we installed SFOS 18.0.5_MR5-586…

Hey! I have several problems with my sophos xg home router. (high ping on the wan side, ISP modem VoIP functionality not work well when the router is plugged in) I think maybe a driver issue so i want to update my igb drivers. How can i update the drivers…

Hello, I'm trying to reopen this topic. Is there a way to reorganize the interface mapping to physical ports ? like a mac address binding in a configuration ifup file or in a pci devices mapping ? On CLI, as my interfaces are completely messed…

Hello, I just got a new mainboard since the old broke. Now I got a X11SCH-LN4F with 4 nic ports The Problem is as sonn I put in another 4 Port Lan NIC the ports are shifting. Is there a way to avoid that? My main concern is that if I recover…

Sophos XG crashes with the following screen. What might be the problem?

Old thread: https://community.sophos.com/sophos-xg-firewall/f/discussions/120485/kernel-panic-and-reboot-when-configuring-jumbo-frame-in-vsphere How do I do? ;ㅅ;

Hi, We have a problem with our interfaces WAN on virtual applaiance SOPHOS SFV4C6 (SFOS 18.0.4 MR-4) It's a VM on infrastructure VMware, manage by OVH. Every 4 hours, the WAN interface down. On my WAN link manager, the rules are set on 1.1.1.1 and…

Hi Guys, Host OS: Kali linux Guest OS: SFOS Hypervisor: VMware workstation 14 Pro Here I can see the WAN port which is in bridged mode is able to access the internet but the LAN(172.16.16.16) is not accessible from the host machine. This surely…

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