IPFire 2.29 Update 198 firewall distribution is now available for download with major improvements to the Intrusion Prevention System and other changes. Here’s what’s new!

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IPFire 2.29 Core Update 198 open-source firewall ships with Suricata 8 and real-time IPS email alerts for faster threat detection and better network insight.

I have been playing around with and using OPNsense for a while now and it is a rock solid open-srouce firewall that can do just about anything you want to…

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One of the first things that you will want to do when it comes to building out your home lab or home network in general to go beyond the basics…

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IPFire 2.29 Update 197 firewall distribution is now available for download with a complete OpenVPN overhaul and performance tweaks. Here's what's new!

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IPFire 2.29 Core Update 197 open-source firewall introduces OpenVPN 2.6, Linux kernel 6.12.41, CPU power saving, and more.

When managing network security on Linux systems, understanding the distinction between a firewall and firewalld is quite vital for effective system administration. While these terms might sound similar, they represent fundamentally different concepts in the Linux security ecosystem. A firewall is a broad term referring to any network security system—whether software or hardware—that monitors and […]

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In this article, we will learn the simple steps and commands to install a graphical user interface (GUI) for managing FirewallD on either AlmaLinux or Rocky Linux 9/8. However, the steps are the same for CentOS, Red Hat, Oracle Linux, and other RPM-based distros. FirewallD is a command-line tool to provide a system firewall feature […]

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