Run pfSense on a watchguard firebox x700
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Hey Guys,
today i started to try to install pfsense on the large (4GB) CF Card. That do not work!!
So i try to flash the bios, and now pfsense is working. Only for feedback :) -
Hmm, interesting.
What bios image did you use? Are you sure you have an X700?
I would not expect that to work at all. :-\Steve
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Hey I am looking at getting a Firebox X700 that is for sale that is being sold as is for parts. From the pictures it looks like it powers up but the LCD just shows squares across the screen. Do you think this means that the OS is corrupt and would be a safe buy for putting PFSense on it. I am currently running PFSEnse on a dell Optiplex gx280 and want to replace it with something a little smaller and rack mountable. Any input is welcomed.
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Squares across the screen could be a number of things unfortunately. :(
If the box is completely OK but has no CF in it I would expect the screen to say 'Booting OS'. If the screen is damaged it may show squares. That could also happen if the OS tries to boot and the CF card is corrupt.
What is the status of the arm/disarm LED on this box? That goes green when the Watchguard OS has booted.Steve
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The Arm/Disarm light is lit green.
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Well, assuming it's running the Watchguard OS, that implies it's booting successfully and that would imply the LCD is damaged.
Do you have access to the box? If you watch the boot sequence you will see if the LCD is working correctly.Steve
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No this is a box I am looking to buy and was wondering if it is a safe buy or if I should look for something else.
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Hard to say with any certainty but it sounds like you should look for something else.
Steve
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Alright thanks for your honesty. I wanted to check before I made a bad purchase.
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It depends how much you want the LCD and how much they're asking for it of course. ;)
If the arm light is green they rest of the hardware is probably ok.Steve
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I might sell my x750e if the price is right. It has a upgraded 2.0ghz cpu and upgraded 1gig of ram. Excellent condition. It has worked perfect since I've owned it. Make offer.
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can anybody help ive got pfsence on a wgx700 and i connect via putty or hyperterminal but i cant get the webconfiguator ive tried 192.168.1.1 but i get nothing and the wgx700 says bootup complete via putty or hyper any ideas as i need to get the internet on server also how do i put the whole thing via a switch and i need to upload lcd to get the display so 3 points i need help with im very new to this freebsd to be honest im more windows based hope i can get help on this took me 1 month too update bios but got that done please help
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There is no bios update for the X700 box. It's only for the 'e' boxes.
After it's finished booting the first time you should see the initial interface setup. If you have already done that you should see the console menu, however some unknown glitch causes it not to appear on the x-core boxes. There is a workaround though, see: http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/PfSense_on_Watchguard_Firebox#Serial_Port_Quirk
You don't have to do that though, once you've setup the LAN interface you should able to con figure everything else via the webgui.
Steve
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thx steve for your reply to my post however i have had the menu but never got the webgui ive tried this on a a diffrent computer and im using a crossover cable also im using a console cable ive left everything at default so i could access this i also notice there is some other posts about ppoe i wonder if thats anything too do with my issue as my isp provider is using ppoe and there router webgui is also 192.168.1.1. wonder if thats any help
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my isp provider is using ppoe and there router webgui is also 192.168.1.1. wonder if thats any help
Lets start with getting access to the web GUI so you can then configure the WAN interface appropriately.
It appears you have console access. Can you get the console into shell command mode (option 8 on the console menu). Then type the shell command```
/etc/rc.bannerTo configure the WAN interface we need to know if it should use DHCP, PPPoE or have a static IP address. Perhaps your modem handles PPPoE and you need to use DHCP between the pfSense WAN interface and the modem. Perhaps the modem is in "bridge mode" in which case you need to configure PPPoE on the pfSense WAN interface. Probably the most common configuration is for the modem to talk PPP to the Internet and systems "downstream" of the modem to use DHCP to get their configuration information from the modem. The your modem has an IP address of 192.168.1.1 suggests the pfSense LAN interface will need its IP address changed from the default of 192.168.1.1 to something like 192.168.10.1 with a netmask of 24 bit (well clear of 192.168.1.1) so all your systems have unique IP addresses. -
Edit: Damn, too slow typing! Still seems mostly helpful. ;)
If you are seeing the console menu then you should have already setup at least one interface. The current interface setup is listed above the menu, it will probably say something like:
WAN (wan) -> re0 -> none (DHCP)
LAN (lan) -> re1 -> 192.168.1.1In that situation you should be able to connect to the webgui at 192.168.1.1 on the LAN interface. The Realtek NICs in the X700 are 10/100 and do not have auto-MDIX so you may need a crossover cable if you are connecting directly. The port on your client may have auto-MDIX in which case it may not be required. You will see the link led illuminate on the X700 if the cable is connected correctly.
It will have asked you whether you wanted to enable a dhcp server on LAN. If you did then your windows box will receive an IP from pfSense and you will be able to connect to the webgui. If not you can either reconfigure the LAN interface from the menu and enable DHCP or manually configure your Windows box to be in the correct subnet.
Steve
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i have a crossover cable from my server to the fbx700 and a straight from my router too the wan port of the firebox is that correct ? im assumeing it is i get the red led on the arm and the green leds on ports 0,1,2 as i have 3 connections one the 100mbps but i cant change the ip adress of the thing unless i change it in the network connectios and assighn a private ip address
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OK, if you are seeing green link leds on the X700 then your cables are good.
Can you give us the output of /etc/rc.banner, as Wallabybob suggested, or just whatever is written above the console menu on the pfSense box? (the same thing)
I cant change the ip address of the thing unless i change it in the network connections and assign a private ip address
What 'thing' are you referring to?
You will only be able to connect to the webgui on the LAN interface. Connecting via any other interface requires some firewall rules to be setup. Are you sure your client windows box (is that the server?) is connected to the LAN interface?
Did you enable dhcp on LAN in the initial setup?
Steve
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i didnt get the option to enable anything i was asked if i wantted vlan i said no then it asked for wan cable then lan cable then setup was complete thats all i got i will go through the waty i connected it from router to rc0 fbx700 external then crossover from server to lan rc1 straight cable then main pc to firebox rc2 and the console cable to console of fbx700 thats the connection of it im trying to get the details when i do ipconfig i noticed the ip address is 168 thats not right gonna try reinstalling with diffrent settings
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Which of those is the LAN interface? If it's the one connected to the server then only the server will able to reach the webgui until you add more firewall rules.
If everything is default the machine connected to the LAN interface should receive an IP address in the 192.168.1.X range. Is that what you meant?
Steve
