Dear readers, I appear to have set a Paranoid Penguin record—six months spent on one article series. (It has consisted of five installments, with a one-month break between the second and third pieces.

The ufw (uncomplicated firewall) represents a serious simplification to iptables and, in the years that it’s been available, has become the default firewall on systems such as Ubuntu and Debian. And, ...

Hmmm, I'd assume i'ts your linux box. Plug your connection from the wall directly into the switch and see if the slow down still exists, if so its prolly your switch, otherwise its prolly your linux ...

Mick Bauer introduced Firewall Builder to Linux Journal readers in 2003 with his article “Using Firewall Builder”. A lot of time has passed since 2003, the project has evolved, the appearance of the ...

After using several security tools on Windows, I'm convinced the built-in firewall is solid. Despite this, it doesn't feel like something made for me. Even though it runs quietly, is rarely in your ...

My company is replasing their Lynksis router with a somewhat better solution. I was given a task to propose a Linux based firewall.<BR>Currently we have cable modem WAN connection, but in the near ...