Watchguard Firebox M440
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I just purchased 2 Watchguard M440 appliances on EBay. Can pfSense be installed on this unit?
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Yes. See: this thread!
Steve
Edit: Thread split, this was wrong but should now be correct!
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What Xeon processor is supported?
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Is the preferred CPU the i3-4130?
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Can someone recommend a CPU for a M440 unit.
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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
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@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?
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Is the C2758 a AES-NI cpu?
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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-2010Steve
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@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-2010Steve
Will the M440 be a good device for pfSense? I would hate to return them since I got a great deal for 2 units.
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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
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I guess the M400 device would have the better device to buy.
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@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.
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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
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@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.
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Is the Atom CPU in the M440 a good CPU for pfSense?
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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
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@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?
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@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? -
Below is a link to the Lanner UP-2010. This may give you a preview of what the internal hardware may look like for the M440. I will receive the unit on Friday.
http://www.lannerinc.com/phocadownload/user-manuals/x86-network-appliances/UP-2010_manual_v1.1_20160304.pdf
Does anyone know if pfSense works with the Marvell Prestera 98DX3035 packet processor?
