Fireware

Upgrading to Watchguard Fireware 11

In reviewing the release notes on the site and speakign to a watchguard rep the best upgrade path to the new fireware XTM version 11 is by first upgrading your existing firebox to version 10.2.9 and then upgrading to 11.

Upgrading directly from any version below 10.2.9 is not recommended and could cause the upgrade to cause the fireware image to become corrupted

Fireware 11 has been released!

So in the past I have criticized Watchguard a tad when they constantly give me the answer that my issue is a known bug and will be fixed in the next version …

Well the next version is here! Fireware 11 has been released to the general public. I will get trying it out in the coming days and reporting back here but a quick look in my IT crystal ball tells me that Watchguard will have indeed fixed all those little bugs which plagued my existence for so many months. Before Watchguard draws too much succor from my words I should also point out that my IT crystal ball tells me that I will be soon plagued with a ton of new bugs which won’t be fixed till version 12 comes out.

SSO agent known issue for Watchguard firewalls

After troubleshooting an issue with the SSO agent causing internet disconnections for users I have discovered from Watchguard tech support that this is a known issue. It will be fixed in the next update. There are no workarounds in place other than disabling the SSO agent.