IPFire is a Linux-based stateful firewall distro that’s built on top of Netfilter. It began as a fork of the IPCop project, but has since been rewritten based on Linux From Scratch. IPFire can be ...

Also, apparently many Linux distros install a lot of extra "fluff" porgrams, some of which can add vulnerabilities to a firewall as well. Most router distros are stripped down and only use time-tested ...

We list the best Linux distros, to make it simple and easy for you to find the one that best suits your level and needs. Many of the most popular Linux distros are designed to appeal to a wide user ...

In this series of articles, I'm showing how to build a transparent firewall using OpenWrt (Linux) running on an inexpensive Linksys WRT54GL wireless router. In Part I, I explained why firewalls are ...

Hello;<BR><BR>I'm trying to set up an old computer as a linux firewall/router. I'm fairly new to linux, but I've been running Mandrake 8.2 on my main system for a little while.<BR><BR>My first ...

In today's open source roundup: Six GUI firewall management applications in Linux. Plus: Linux Lite 2.2 released, and the story of how Kali Linux was created The command line is a powerful tool for ...