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WLAN chipset used in SG 1xxw models

Hi,

I'm highly interested in building up a hardware box like the SG135w for home use, and found an appropriate motherboard: the Supermicro A1SRi-2558F. My question is if someone knows which WLAN-adapter I have to choose to get it running with 9.3 software? I've heard Sophos is using Atheros-chips in their own appliances, but I do neither know if that is true, nor which chipset exactly. Does anyone know which chipsets are supportet by the 9.3 software to have full WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac support directly in the box like in the SG135w?

many thanks for info
Gerald

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0 Scott_Klassen over 10 years ago

Just like the Sophos APs are not interchangeable with OEM Engenius APs, there's a very high likelihood that even if you got the exact same chipset it wouldn't work due to some customization done to the chips specifically for the SG135W.

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0 BarryG over 10 years ago

See
https://community.sophos.com/products/unified-threat-management/astaroorg/f/60/t/56517

But also see Trollvottel's recent posts (including this week) about problems with the way the wireless systems work with the new appliances.

Unless you can get a card and a good antenna for a great price, I would just use a Sophos AP, or a consumer router in AP mode.

Barry
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0 gekap over 10 years ago in reply to BarryG

Unless you can get a card and a good antenna for a great price, I would just use a Sophos AP, or a consumer router in AP mode.

Barry

many thanks for info! A mini PICe-Card costs only around around USD 50 (see Compex WiFi, WODASIGN Homeplug, networking technology and X-mini eshop,), add an adapter with pigtails and antennas for about half the price (http://www.amazon.com/PCIe-x1-Adapter-Mini-PCI-Express-Wifi-antennas/dp/B004LB714M/ref=sr_1_4) - so this is very cheap compared to the only available 802.11ac AP from Sophos, which is the AP 100 for about USD 700! Let's see...

cheers Gerald
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0 BarryG over 10 years ago

OK... let us know if it works!
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0 gekap over 10 years ago in reply to BarryG

OK... let us know if it works!

first I want to make sure that it will work! As our company is a Sophos-retailer I want to wait for the first customer-order for a SG125w or SG135w to check what is inside ;-)

regard Gerald
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0 FenglerF1 over 10 years ago

Hi,

I'm highly interested in building up a hardware box like the SG135w for home use, and found an appropriate motherboard: the Supermicro A1SRi-2558F. My question is if someone knows which WLAN-adapter I have to choose to get it running with 9.3 software? I've heard Sophos is using Atheros-chips in their own appliances, but I do neither know if that is true, nor which chipset exactly. Does anyone know which chipsets are supportet by the 9.3 software to have full WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac support directly in the box like in the SG135w?

many thanks for info
Gerald

I too was scouring the net for this info, here is a link!

I think this disproves a lot of what people have been saying about Atoms not being powerful enough.

The sg135 uses the c2558(4 cores) c2758 (8 cores and easier to buy), I have no idea how well it will scales with the extra cores but I doubt it'll hurt.

But I am a rube to all of this stuff, so take what I say with a grain of salt.
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