OPNsense is a fork of pfSense, which in turn is a fork of the FreeBSD firewall software m0n0wall. pfSense took what made m0n0wall so good and dialed it up further to create an excellent, robust ...

Although Linux has a firewall built into the kernel itself, it isn’t always the easiest to use, especially for new users to Linux, even when there are several graphical utilities that can help you ...

I currently run pfSense for the past couple years or so and was planning to migrate to a Linux distro for my home network (I've seen the Ars guide to build ...

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.

Through the years, I've used all sorts of router and firewall solutions at home and at work. For home networks, I usually recommend something like DD-WRT, OpenWRT or Tomato on an off-the-shelf router.

The Internet is a big, scary place, and so we must protect our small business networks with strong, reliable firewalls. Firewalls can range from a simple gadget that keeps bad data packets out of ...