Successful Install on Watchguard Firebox X700!
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Just to point this out for anyone else reading this: there is no reason flash the bios on the X-Core box (X500, X700, X1000, X2500). And in fact I don't believe there are any modified bios images available. If you attempted to flash the bios image from the X-e box it will have simply failed in the background, though you may not have seen any errors because the flashing program is using a graphical mode.
Anyway glad to see another box rescued from landfill. :)
Steve
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Ive got an X-700 I just acquired that Id be happy to part out if anyone needs it. I haven't powered it up since the donater originally showed it to me abput two years ago. so no guarantees.
Im in the US. You pay for shipping.
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What part of the US?
I have a mailing address in the Pacific NorthWest.
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PM sent
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Hi, I've just got pfSense up and running on an x700, just as I started to play with it the CPU fan started making a proper racket and has failed. can anyone recomend a compatible replacement?
Cheers
Mark
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If you read through this, now very long, thread there are a few suggestions and documented fan swaps. The radial fan fitted to the X700 was never that great in the first place. Depending on how you have the device mounted and how comfortable you are with case mods you can get a much better solution by using a standard axial flow fan and cutting a hole in the top.
I have considered using an old laptop fan since they are usually radial type and often much quieter.Steve
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I did some more digging on this. I want to avoid modding the case as I'm going to shift the unit on once it's fully prepped - I just snagged an XTM 510 on eBay for a good price which is more suited to my needs. The original fan is made by CoolJag and seem readily available in the US, however not here in the UK. In the meantime though I found this fan on Amazon which seems to be a like for like replacement: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008P72QYS/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It's coming from HK so will report back once I've fitted it!
Cheers
Mark
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Hope it's quieter. ;)
Just blowing the hot air from the CPU into the case and relying on the tiny rear fans to extract it always seemed a bad design to me. Maybe consider some ducting? It will slow the air though. I await your report.
Good luck with the XTM5.Steve
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Yeah, it's not what you could call 'discrete' is it! I figured that it was the 30mm case fans at the back that were making most of the racket though. From reading through the XTM thread it seems like they're a lot quieter anyway thanks to the built in thermal control.
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Oh yes, the XTM5 is much quieter and has ducted cooling.
Steve
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I have an X series Watchguard Firebox that has issues with it's power supply. It constantly reboots the system from 30-60 seconds when turning on the unit. It ran fine for the last year and a half without issue. I pulled the proprietary 9-pin power connector that goes to the motherboard and took measurements. Everything falls under the +-12V and +5V rating so it's a bad power supply.
Physically examining the power supply everything looks normal, no bulging capacitors or noticeable burn areas. I took ESR readings of the biggest 3 capacitors and they seem to check out.
I took a couple of resistor readings thinking they were start resistors but the numbers don't seem to indicate any normal resistor so I'm thinking I'd have to take them out of circuit to get a proper reading.
Anyone else have a better idea what else to test before putting this in the spare parts bin?
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I found these documents very useful showing the hardware of these Watchguard's.
Detailed Hardware Guide for Watchguard X-Core, X-Peak, and X-Peak-e:
http://www.sechsender.com/bilder/forum/WG_pfsense_guide.pdfWatchguard X-Core De-Manufactoring Instructions:
https://www.watchguard.com/docs/corporate/wg_coreDe-MFR_instructions.pdfI wanna hook up a GPS that does NEMA to my Watchguard X700 so I can use it for GPS timing. pSense sees a "cuau0" listed as available, but trying to figure out what port is this on the motherboard. Anybody done this yet?
I am also having trouble getting bind package to work. I get crypto errors. Any fix or alternate DNS package? I want to setup my Watchguard x700 as slave DNS server for my Windows Server 3003 running BIND.
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cuau0 will almost certainly be the front console port which you won't be able to use if you're running nano. Does it list cuau1?
Have you tried the tinydns package? Or Unbound?
Steve
I only see cuau0. I will have to open the box and see what connectors are on motherboard in case it has 2nd serial port. Some Watchguard's have 2 serial ports where one is the front console port and other is typically not used, but available.
TinyDNS and Unbound, I cant figure out how to setup the pfSense as Slave. BIND on pfSense is more user friendly and more advanced, but running into those weird crypto errors. My Windows Server 2003 is my the master DNS.
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cuau0 will almost certainly be the front console port which you won't be able to use if you're running nano. Does it list cuau1?
Have you tried the tinydns package? Or Unbound?
Steve
I only see cuau0. I will have to open the box and see what connectors are on motherboard in case it has 2nd serial port. Some Watchguard's have 2 serial ports where one is the front console port and other is typically not used, but available.
TinyDNS and Unbound, I cant figure out how to setup the pfSense as Slave. BIND on pfSense is more user friendly and more advanced, but running into those weird crypto errors. My Windows Server 2003 is my the master DNS.
I just opened up my Watchguard X700. I see COMA1 which is the console port near front of motherboard. I also see a COMB1 right next to that will require DB9 Serial Add-A-Port Adapter though.
Example (Watchguard XTM 5 Series): https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=43574.msg430594#msg430594
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It will also need to be enabled if it's not showing up. Probably in the bios.
Steve
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Hey all.
Picked up a Firebox x500 at Salvation Army for $10 last week. I know it's old hardware, but that red paint job… : )
Was able to install pfSense on a 2gb CF card and set everything up: re0 as WAN, re1-4 bridged to make LAN, and re5 as GUEST (plugs to spare unsecured WiFi router). Thanks for all the posts helping me along so far!
I've found my box at least to be really sensitive to shutdowns at the wrong time: had to reimage the CF card (or at least the NanoBSD slice) a couple times because of power getting pulled. I don't know if this is related to my card, box, or the design of the x500 in general. Something to be aware of, anyway.
lcdproc-dev failed to unpack properly after about 10 mins of activity, with an LZMA error. Don't know what that was all about. Haven't tried again.
Oh, also: how do I get into the BIOS?
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Hmm, I've pulled the plug on my box many times without ever having a problem. Sounds like you may have an issue. Check that the filesystem is mounted read-only (shown on the dashboard).
There is no way of accessing the BIOS over serial on these boxes. You need to use a PCI graphics card and a keyboard header. You shouldn't need to access it though.
I know it's old hardware, but that red paint job… : )
Yep. ;D
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I have problem.
I make update pfSense in my Firefox X700 from 2.1 to 2.2 and… my LCD not work. :(Beginning package installation for LCDproc-dev .
Downloading package configuration file… done.
Saving updated package information... done.
Downloading LCDproc-dev and its dependencies...
Checking for package installation...
Downloading https://files.pfsense.org/packages/10/All/lcdproc-0.5.6-i386.pbi ... (extracting)
ERROR: No digital signature! If you are SURE you trust this PBI, re-install with --no-checksig option.
of lcdproc-0.5.6-i386 failed!Installation aborted.Removing package...
Starting package deletion for lcdproc-0.5.6-i386...done.
Removing LCDproc-dev components...
Tabs items... done.
Menu items... done.
Services... done.
Loading package instructions...
Include file lcdproc.inc could not be found for inclusion.
Removing package instructions...done.
Auxiliary files... done.
Package XML... done.
Configuration... done.
done.
Failed to install package.Installation halted.
Any sugestion ?
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You need to allow unsigned packages in System > Advanced, Miscellaneous tab. The dev package is unsigned, and probably should be. It's got issues in 2.2 though they can be worked around:
https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=7920.msg479877#msg479877Steve
