Summary: I recently purchased a new XG 135 Rev 2 and I am waiting for it to arrive. I am currently running UTM 9 (home) on a UTM 120.
Here are my questions:
* Can I install and run UTM (Home) on the new XG 135 Rev 2 hardware? Are there any issues with doing that?
* I have been using UTM 9 for many years, but wonder if now is the time to switch to the XG (home) software? Is that a good idea? Is the learning curve steep? If I get an XG (home) license, is it easy to make the XG 135 Rev 2 run that version? (I know how to get the old UTM hardware to run with a home license, but don't know if it works for the XG hardware.)
Background:
* For a long time, I ran a home UTM in a virtual machine. There was one minor problem - the USB/Ethernet (UTM's WAN) interface would load too early and be captured by the host computer, so any time there was a power failure or reboot, I had to unplug the USB/Ethernet and reinsert it after the so that it would attach to the virtual machine. That was a pain and my non-technical family could not remember what to do. The virtual machine UTM could easily do 100 Mbits/sec, which was the max that the Ethernet adapter could achieve, even though the internet supports 200 Mbits/sec. It was good enough.
* A friend gave me his old UTM 120. I recently updated it to the latest UTM version, edited a file to run the home license, and loaded my configuration in it to replace the virtual machine. Power failure reboots are no longer a concern. It runs great, but it can't keep up with my internet connection (200 Mbits/sec). The best speeds I get are around 50 Mbits/sec.
* That's why I ordered the XG 135 Rev 2 box. I hope that it will keep up with my internet speeds. The question is whether I should run UTM 9 or learn the XG firewall and use it.
Your advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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