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Hardware Compatibility: Intel X710-T4L 10Gbe Network Adapter?

BDK

Currently running Sophos Firewall v18.5 on our own hardware with an Intel i210-T4 ethernet card. Copacetic.

My earlier question (posted this afternoon) was about 2.5Gbe compatibility. A contingent suggests biting the bullet and going to 10Gbe using an Intel X710-T4L ethernet adapter. That is 2020 vintage, and being relatively new I somehow doubt it is compatible with Sophos Firewall v18.5 ... I would be DELIGHTED to learn that it is supported.

Cheers,
Bruce.



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    Hello,

    The Intel X710-T4L is supposed to use the NIC Driver i40e, which is currently available on v18.5 MR1.

    If someone on the Community can confirm It, I would be grateful.

    Thanks!

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    Prism--

    I Screwed Intel X710-T4L into 'blank' testbench PC to validate network adapter before installing it in my 'live' Sophos Firewall. Sophos v18 home installation runs smoothly to completion (yea!) and reboots and ... does not see the X710-T4L. Error message "Network Interfaces lower than minimum required," and runs in failsafe mode.

    The installer drops v18.1 and without a pair of working ports I have no way to bring up the testbench and update it to v18.5 to see if THAT version sees the X710-T4L okay.

    QUESTION: is there any way to update the testbench (in failsafe mode) to v18.5 using, say, a USB drive?

    Plan B is to purchase an inexpensive Intel 82576 dual port NIC, bring up the firewall, update it to v18.5, and then swap out the dual port NIC for the X710-T4L (accompanied by appropriate prayers).

    Cheers,
    Bruce.

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    Prism--

    I Screwed Intel X710-T4L into 'blank' testbench PC to validate network adapter before installing it in my 'live' Sophos Firewall. Sophos v18 home installation runs smoothly to completion (yea!) and reboots and ... does not see the X710-T4L. Error message "Network Interfaces lower than minimum required," and runs in failsafe mode.

    The installer drops v18.1 and without a pair of working ports I have no way to bring up the testbench and update it to v18.5 to see if THAT version sees the X710-T4L okay.

    QUESTION: is there any way to update the testbench (in failsafe mode) to v18.5 using, say, a USB drive?

    Plan B is to purchase an inexpensive Intel 82576 dual port NIC, bring up the firewall, update it to v18.5, and then swap out the dual port NIC for the X710-T4L (accompanied by appropriate prayers).

    Cheers,
    Bruce.

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