Any Way to Reuse a sonicwall box?

[rubantin]

I have a TX 200 sonicwall box that I would like to wipe and reuse for PPNsense if possible??

[HrvojeS]

Hello rubantin,

I searched for SonicWALL TX 200, but I couldn't find any hits. Any ways that this could be SonicWALL TZ 200 (http://www.sonicguard.com/TZ200.asp)?

Anyhow, I don't think you'll have much luck putting anything other than SonicOS on this box as a few searches on different search engines came up with nothing. If nobody responds to you here in a while, I'd move on.

I'm guessing that this question is related to your other post (https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=1612.0) and that you're looking for embedded solution to replace some existing hardware at a client. JOs and I gave you some options to consider. Nobody will make a purchasing decision for you as nobody will want to be on the hook if you have problems implementing it. I'd suggest installing OPNsense in a VM (VirtualBox is free) and testing it out with multiple interfaces to see if it suits your needs. You can also pick up some very cheap computers at surplus stores and add additional NIC.

Hope this helps. Best regards,

Hrv

[rubantin]

Yes it is a TZ200...

[franco]

Indeed, bottom line on Sonicwall devices is that we don't know what's in there and not a lot of people have tried to reuse it or we haven't heard back:

https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=1328.0

FWIW, we heard that Watchguard boxes work well:

https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=24.0

[Zeitkind]

Yes it is a TZ200...

No way. Sonicwalls use a Mips32 or Mips64 CPU from e.g. Cavium. I doubt you will see anything "normal" running on them if you have no access to a decent documentation.

[rubantin]

OK THANKS