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    • SGMPhilS
      SGMPhil
      last edited by

      pfSense works great on the SG-310 that I have. LCD works great with this configuration:
      Screenshot 2024-03-10 111033.png

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        geoslake
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        Hi guys, and thanks for the above tips.
        So ive installed latest Pfsense (community 2.7.2) on an SG115rev3. All went fine except Ethernet ports (ETH 0 to 3) are listed in random order each time the appliance reboots, which of course makes the device unusable with Pfsense.
        Do any of you ever have encountered such a weird behaviour ?

        Thanks & cheers

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          Wirepower
          last edited by Wirepower

          LCDProc for SG550 rev1
          Have installed pfsense with lcdproc.
          Have used many of the listed drivers etc but display still not changing.
          alt text

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @geoslake
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            @geoslake said in Install PFSense on a Sophos SG appliance:

            Ethernet ports (ETH 0 to 3) are listed in random order each time the appliance reboots, which of course makes the device unusable with Pfsense.
            Do any of you ever have encountered such a weird behaviour ?

            Hmm, nope never seen that on any hardware.

            Do they come up with the same MAC addresses but just in a different order?

            Do they show as the same PCI addresses in the boot log or in the output of: pciconf -lv?

            Steve

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              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @Wirepower
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              @Wirepower said in Install PFSense on a Sophos SG appliance:

              LCDProc for SG550 rev1

              What display is that exactly?

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                Wirepower @stephenw10
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                @stephenw10
                I put a picture up of it?

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  Yes but that doesn't help much. We need to know the actual make and model of the display and how it's connected.

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                    Wirepower @stephenw10
                    last edited by

                    @stephenw10
                    Ah ok. So I will need to open the unit up and take photos of inside behind the lcd etc?
                    Ok I will do that :) thanks

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                      Yes that's what I would do.

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                        Wirepower
                        last edited by Wirepower

                        Got it running,
                        So for those that have the Sophos SG550.
                        Pics below are the settings:
                        alt text

                        The only issue I found with this is the buttons seem to be for the wrong button. Like esc is actually enter, enter is esc, etc

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                          geoslake @stephenw10
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                          @stephenw10
                          Thanks for replying. Well, not sure what happens but LAN is now ETH0, WAN is ETH3 and dont "move" anymore, for now.
                          Let's see if it keeps working...

                          Cheers

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                            mikey_s
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                            I've successfully install pfsense on various XG hardware, XG125 Rev3, XG 135 Rev3 and a XG230 Rev2. I think they are great units. Been looking out for a fanless model for another family install potentially. Pondesk E3845 unit currently in place for a quiet 900/900 connection.

                            Only thing I've generally had to do is remap the NICs so that they match was is on the front of the unit.

                            I've got a 900/900 connection coming later this year to replace my existing 500/50, do I need it, no, but will it be cheaper / same price - yes.

                            I'm trying to determine which unit to use between the XG135 Rev3 and the XG230 Rev2, both have plus license where as my XG125 is on CE / other firewall software.

                            XG135 Rev3 - Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU C3558 @ 2.20GHz
                            XG230 Rev2 - Intel G4400, but have an i3-6100T in the unit atm.

                            VPN usage is S2S IPSEC with another pfsense unit, Wireguard for IOS devices and OpenVPN for a Windows laptop, but open to IPSEC config too.

                            Like others on the XG230 Rev2 the LCD works fine, but the buttons are the wrong way round if I recall.

                            Anyone tried pfsense on any of the newer XGS units?

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                            • stephenw10S
                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @mikey_s
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                              @mikey_s said in Install PFSense on a Sophos SG appliance:

                              Like others on the XG230 Rev2 the LCD works fine, but the buttons are the wrong way round if I recall.

                              The SDEC driver was developed or the firebox hardware so the button order could well be different. It's possible to set the button mapping if you use a custom conf file with LCDproc. You'd probably have to start it outside of the GUI though.

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