Watchguard Firebox M440

stephenw10 · Oct 11, 2018, 1:22 PM

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pglover19 · Oct 9, 2018, 5:21 PM

I just purchased 2 Watchguard M440 appliances on EBay. Can pfSense be installed on this unit?

stephenw10 · Oct 9, 2018, 5:24 PM

Yes. See: this thread!

Steve

Edit: Thread split, this was wrong but should now be correct!

pglover19 · Oct 9, 2018, 5:26 PM

What Xeon processor is supported?

pglover19 · Oct 9, 2018, 5:29 PM

Is the preferred CPU the i3-4130?

pglover19 · Oct 9, 2018, 5:43 PM

Can someone recommend a CPU for a M440 unit.

stephenw10 · Oct 9, 2018, 5:45 PM

Oh wait the 440? I misread that.

The 440 is the one with like 26 ports right? I think that's an Atom C2758 so it will be soldered in.

Steve

pglover19 · Oct 9, 2018, 6:25 PM

@stephenw10 said in Watchguard Firebox M400:

Oh wait the 440? I misread that.

The 440 is the one with like 26 ports right? I think that's an Atom C2758 so it will be soldered in.

Steve

Yes... is that good or bad?

pglover19 · Oct 9, 2018, 6:28 PM

Is the C2758 a AES-NI cpu?

stephenw10 · Oct 9, 2018, 6:34 PM

Yes, it supports AES-NI. It's very low power consumption.... if that's a concern.

A much bigger issue with that box is that those ports are connected via an onboard switch, kind of similar to our own XG-7100. We put in a lot of development work to support that switch in FreeBSD/pfSense to be able to make changes to it etc. This one is not that.
http://www.lannerinc.com/products/x86-network-appliances/x86-rackmount-appliances/up-2010

Steve

pglover19 · Oct 9, 2018, 6:48 PM

@stephenw10 said in Watchguard Firebox M400:

Yes, it supports AES-NI. It's very low power consumption.... if that's a concern.

A much bigger issue with that box is that those ports are connected via an onboard switch, kind of similar to our own XG-7100. We put in a lot of development work to support that switch in FreeBSD/pfSense to be able to make changes to it etc. This one is not that.
http://www.lannerinc.com/products/x86-network-appliances/x86-rackmount-appliances/up-2010

Steve

Will the M440 be a good device for pfSense? I would hate to return them since I got a great deal for 2 units.
Unt

stephenw10 · Oct 9, 2018, 6:54 PM

I have no idea without testing one. Which would be fun!
But if the switch is controllable only via smbus for example it might be a challenge to say the least.
I'm sure you could install it but you might find only the 10GbE ports are available initially.
Can you try it and see?

Steve

pglover19 · Oct 9, 2018, 6:57 PM

I guess the M400 device would have the better device to buy.

pglover19 · Oct 9, 2018, 7:03 PM

@stephenw10 said in Watchguard Firebox M400:

I have no idea without testing one. Which would be fun!
But if the switch is controllable only via smbus for example it might be a challenge to say the least.
I'm sure you could install it but you might find only the 10GbE ports are available initially.
Can you try it and see?

Steve

I could send you 1 of the devices to work on.

stephenw10 · Oct 9, 2018, 7:51 PM

I think you're in the US and I'm in the UK. It would likely have to wait until I'm next over there.

But the switch may be pre-configured in someway that allows you to use it anyway.

The best thing to do here would be start a new thread and document everything you find.

Steve

pglover19 · Oct 9, 2018, 8:26 PM

@stephenw10 said in Watchguard Firebox M400:

I think you're in the US and I'm in the UK. It would likely have to wait until I'm next over there.

But the switch may be pre-configured in someway that allows you to use it anyway.

The best thing to do here would be start a new thread and document everything you find.

Steve

Will do... the units are arriving on Friday.

pglover19 · Oct 9, 2018, 8:31 PM

Is the Atom CPU in the M440 a good CPU for pfSense?

stephenw10 · Oct 9, 2018, 11:26 PM

Yes, it's pretty good. We used it in a number of models.

Though obviously it's part of the C2000 family with all that implies.

Steve

pglover19 · Oct 9, 2018, 11:31 PM

@stephenw10 said in Watchguard Firebox M400:

Yes, it's pretty good. We used it in a number of models.

Though obviously it's part of the C2000 family with all that implies.

Steve

I assume the M400 model would have been the preferred model to purchase right?

pglover19 · Oct 9, 2018, 11:33 PM

@stephenw10 said in Watchguard Firebox M400:

Yes, it's pretty good. We used it in a number of models.

Though obviously it's part of the C2000 family with all that implies.

Steve
What current models?