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.

Linux firewalls can be very complicated. With the help of a GUI, firewall configuration is easier. These GUIs are easy to install and free to use. A firewall is often the heart and soul of desktop ...

Building a secure networked Linux box? Then you better know your firewalls. While they’re only one aspect of security, firewalls are often the first line of defense. Linux applications like iptables ...

In this Recipe, I'll explain both the options for firewall protection and the differences between hardware and software implementations. By the end, you should be able to point a client to the ...

I've heard the question asked a lot in windows/networking forums, for an internet sharing application under windows to do banddith throttling for certain clients, the only one I've seen is Sygate's ...

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