Watchguard Firebox M400/M500
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So that's out of Watchguards factory specs but nothing a wee upgrade couldn't fix?
What's the max ram they support? 16gb ddr3?
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Yeah the board and case are identical as far as I know. I've never laid hands on an M500.
If you search this thread I'm sure you'll find someone who has tried 16GB. I've never needed that.
Steve
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@stephenw10 Cheers Steve I will confirm once I get my hands on one I have a few combinations of ram lying around
Regards the console is it only rj45? Is there an internal serial at all I can't remember if that was said? I know there is a internal VGA.
What's the best usb to rj45 serial that people use?
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Yes, it's only the RJ-45 console port. I've used a variety of whatever I had in hand and they've all worked.
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@seacombe2379 said in Watchguard Firebox M400/M500:
What's the best usb to rj45 serial that people use?
I use the same blue one that I use at work on our Cisco stuff.
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I was literally just about to pull the trigger on the Watchguard then a Nomadix AG5800 came up,
As far as I can see there the same inside?!? Correct me if I'm wrong for it for a steal for the price they sell at plus I like the green but red would of been good
redirect me to the nomadix thread if you want 
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@seacombe2379 said in Watchguard Firebox M400/M500:
I was literally just about to pull the trigger on the Watchguard then a Nomadix AG5800 came up,
Trust me.. there are no Watchguard fan boys here... just the equipment style and layout.. plus it pisses off their management that we repurpose them..
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Does anyone have the stock 4GB ram stick that they'd be willing to part with? I picked up a second unit and plan to set them up in a high availability arrangement but need an additional stick of ram
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@scorch95 I got the original 8 gig (2x 4gig ECC) out of an M500 just sitting here I can get rid of... I sent you a chat.
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@chpalmer yeah I gathered that by the way they lock everything down on them and use stupid reverse pcie connectors
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@seacombe2379 said in Watchguard Firebox M400/M500:
stupid reverse pcie connectors
Those are standard the Lanner devices to be fair.
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@stephenw10 said in Watchguard Firebox M400/M500:
@seacombe2379 said in Watchguard Firebox M400/M500:
stupid reverse pcie connectors
Those are stupid on the Lanner devices to be fair.
There.. fixed that for ya! ;) :)
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Ha!
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Hey all, I read through this thread till about number 300, I figured there was much smarter people on here that could help me out. Came into an M400 for free, want to load pfsense on it. What I gather from here (correct me if I'm wrong) but there is two ways that people have had success with: load an SSD and connect to Sata port and boot with the CF card removed or unlock the bios flash from CF card.
What are people thinking about upgraded processor, worth it or not? What have been some processor people have like and worked well for them?
Thanks in advance
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@nd-t it looks like you and I are in the same boat here, how did this work out for you?
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You can also just run from the CF card if you have something else to install onto it with. But be sure to use UFS, disable SWAP during the install and enable RAM disks after install if you do.
4th gen CPUs are cheap (some are very cheap!) and almost all are an upgrade from the Celeron fitted in every way. The only thing to look out for is that many cause the unit to fail to reboot for some reason which is a PITA. Search the thread for specifics.
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@stephenw10 is this assuming I have or will have to have the bios unlocked to boot from CF and disable SWAP?
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No it will boot from CF without any BIOS changes. It will run fine but upgrades are painful because CF is slow as hell!
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@stephenw10 haha that makes sense. Thanks for info, Im excited to get this thing going.
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I just installed a Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4590T CPU @ 2.00GHz in my M400.. It had been running the original Celeron G1820 until this last week.
Boots a bit faster.. has AES-NI now.. 4 cores now.. shows running cooler since the fans seem to be actively adjusting their speeds now. fans were always slow before.. even in the summer.
The fans are a bit more noisy and constantly adjusting now which they never did when the Celeron was in place. Celeron showed constant 40c to 45c depending on weather here.. The i5 is a constant 39c.
I have an updated BIOS on the board but cannot find the speed controls.. anyone remember where they are supposed to be?
I want to adjust them more to be constant than the up and down they are doing now.
