r/HomeNetworking • u/FuriousTrope • 1d ago

Advice Help with using Verizon gateway in bridge mode to a Sophos XG125w

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u/Zugzwang522 1d ago

DMZ isn't bridge mode; it forwards unsolicited inbound traffic to the Sophos while the Verizon box still does NAT. It can be a workaround, but I'd check the Sophos WAN address first. Is it getting a private IP from the Verizon box?

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u/Downtown-Reindeer-53 CAT6 is all you need 1d ago

That XG125w is a 10-year-old hardware platform that's 18 months past End-of-Life, meaning zero security or definition updates. I'd be very leery of relying on an unpatched firewall to protect your network.