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Title: Mon0wall 18.1 to OPNSense 27.1
Post by: PC PAL Team on August 05, 2021, 04:41:03 pm

Hi all,

We are newbies on using OPNSense.
We are using Mon0wall v1.34 that we have updated to v1.8.1.
We have successfully uploaded the configuration from v1.34 to v1.8.1. Fine!

We want to upgrade Mon0wall v1.8.1 to OPNSense 27.1.
We have installed a OPNSense v27.1 and tried to upload the xml configuration file saved on Mon0wall v1.8.1.
Unfortunately, we can't succeed.

Can you please help us to do the transition from Mon0wall v1.8.1 to OPNSense 27.1?
Is there a intermediate version of OPNsense to install?
Is there a tool to update the xml configuration file and then to upload to OPNSense 27.1?

Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Mon0wall 18.1 to OPNSense 27.1
Post by: lilsense on August 05, 2021, 04:56:19 pm

you need to rebuild as if this is a new firewall.

Title: Re: Mon0wall 18.1 to OPNSense 27.1
Post by: PC PAL Team on August 05, 2021, 05:01:41 pm

Thank you for your answer lilsense.
But we are really new on this "world"...
What do you mean by "..you need to build.."?

Thanks.

Title: Re: Mon0wall 18.1 to OPNSense 27.1
Post by: franco on August 05, 2021, 05:03:45 pm

There is no migration available. You need to install OPNsense cleanly and emulate the previous settings of the m0n0wall box.


Cheers,
Franco

Title: Re: Mon0wall 18.1 to OPNSense 27.1
Post by: PC PAL Team on August 05, 2021, 05:10:29 pm

Thanks Franco.
 :(  ... Well need to do a fresh start then... boring days coming!

Title: Re: Mon0wall 18.1 to OPNSense 27.1
Post by: franco on August 05, 2021, 05:18:09 pm

This doesn't have to be boring :D


Cheers,
Franco

Title: Re: Mon0wall 18.1 to OPNSense 27.1
Post by: Antaris on August 06, 2021, 09:48:04 pm

Quote from: franco on August 05, 2021, 05:18:09 pm

This doesn't have to be boring :D


Cheers,
Franco

May be it's best time for optimization. Aliases will help a lot. You can also consider migrate some services from be accessible via port forwarding to VPN only these days. Also check the Sensei addon. It turns OPNsense to the best NGFW for the money, that Internet knows IMHO.