Posting my build in case it helps others. I've found reading this forum to be very useful. Status: Working, currently using at Home Sophos XG Version tested: SFOS 17.0.1 MR-1 System OR Motherboard: Gigabyte H270N BIOS version: F6 CPU: Intel Core i5-7600T @ 2.8-3.7 GHz RAM: 16 Gb DDR4-2133MHz Disk Controller 1: M.2 SATA III Disk Controller 2: unused Network Interfaces: One Intel I211, one 1219-V (not recognized by XG), four Intel 82576 (Intel ET2 Quad Port Server Adapter) VLAN support: Untested Video Controller: Intel HD Graphics 630 (Integrated) Hard Disk: 250 Gb M.2 Samsung 850 EVO Optical Drive: External Case/Chassis: Polywell 1750F-H8100L2 Power Supply: 80W What's not working: I219-V NIC. I knew this when I configured the unit Total Power Consumption (in Watts, if known): About 24-25 Watts idle, 30 Watts at 100 Mbps Total Cost: $1362 USA Comments / Notes: System is a configurable Polywell H270L2 model. Used at home No discernable noise. Polywell fanless case is warm, not hot Configured way more performance than needed, for both future-proofing, and, in case I want to use this build as a Windows PC in the future. Was willing to spend for it Configured this way to use as a 2 nd router, given all the hard-wired devices in the home The I219-V is not recognized, so 5 out of the 6 NICs are operational Extremely fast boot CPU usage: <=2-3% typical, 13 % maximum RAM usage: About 2.5 GB, on average 11 active Firewall rules 20 Web Protection exemption rules Advertised Internet Speed: 100 Mbps down, 10 MBps up Measured Speed (Active: Firewall only): 110 Mbps down, 12 Mbps up Measured Speed (Active: Firewall + IPS (LAN to WAN) + APT + Web Protection (Dual Engine); Not Active: Application Control, Synchronized Security): 98 Mbps down, 12 Mbps up Thank you all for the help on this forum Overall, this has been a great security addition to the home network. Kudos to Sophos for offering such a powerful firewall free to home users

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Sophos XG Build: Polywell H270L2 Fanless

sublime over 7 years ago

Posting my build in case it helps others. I've found reading this forum to be very useful.

Status: Working, currently using at Home
Sophos XG Version tested: SFOS 17.0.1 MR-1
System OR Motherboard: Gigabyte H270N
BIOS version: F6
CPU: Intel Core i5-7600T @ 2.8-3.7 GHz
RAM: 16 Gb DDR4-2133MHz
Disk Controller 1: M.2 SATA III
Disk Controller 2: unused
Network Interfaces: One Intel I211, one 1219-V (not recognized by XG), four Intel 82576 (Intel ET2 Quad Port Server Adapter)
VLAN support: Untested
Video Controller: Intel HD Graphics 630 (Integrated)
Hard Disk: 250 Gb M.2 Samsung 850 EVO
Optical Drive: External
Case/Chassis: Polywell 1750F-H8100L2
Power Supply: 80W
What's not working: I219-V NIC. I knew this when I configured the unit
Total Power Consumption (in Watts, if known): About 24-25 Watts idle, 30 Watts at 100 Mbps
Total Cost: $1362 USA
Comments / Notes:
- System is a configurable Polywell H270L2 model. Used at home
- No discernable noise. Polywell fanless case is warm, not hot
- Configured way more performance than needed, for both future-proofing, and, in case I want to use this build as a Windows PC in the future. Was willing to spend for it
- Configured this way to use as a 2^nd router, given all the hard-wired devices in the home
- The I219-V is not recognized, so 5 out of the 6 NICs are operational
- Extremely fast boot
- CPU usage: <=2-3% typical, 13 % maximum
- RAM usage: About 2.5 GB, on average
- 11 active Firewall rules
- 20 Web Protection exemption rules
- Advertised Internet Speed: 100 Mbps down, 10 MBps up
- Measured Speed (Active: Firewall only): 110 Mbps down, 12 Mbps up
- Measured Speed (Active: Firewall + IPS (LAN to WAN) + APT + Web Protection (Dual Engine); Not Active: Application Control, Synchronized Security): 98 Mbps down, 12 Mbps up
- Thank you all for the help on this forum
- Overall, this has been a great security addition to the home network. Kudos to Sophos for offering such a powerful firewall free to home users

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