Linux is highly secure, but you should still have a firewall. You should know if your ISP's hardware (gateway) uses a firewall. One of the easiest Linux firewalls is UFW and its GUI sidekick, GUFW.

Smoothwall is fine and dandy, except NAT is making it more trouble than it is worth.<P>I think my Red Hat install is kernal 2.4.<P>IP chains or IP tables.<P>What is the best way get a bare-bones ...

We list the best Linux firewalls, to make it simple and easy to set up and manage a more advanced firewall for your Linux PC or IT network. A dedicated firewall is the first line of defense when it ...

I have recently updated from RH7.3 to RH8. I had a gateway computer setup masqerade the lan. I did that about 6 months ago (and forgot the finer detail now - maybe linux is too stable lol) Anyway is ...

We’ve assessed various firewalls, and looked at aspects such as ease of setup, deployment options, interface, documentation, performance, and the usability of various features, among other things.