Tag: firewall

iptables is in soft retirement. Here's why the nft shim isn't a long-term plan and what direct nftables syntax actually buys you.

Two FreeBSD firewall distros, one bitter fork. pfSense vs OPNsense in 2026, which one to pick for your home lab, and why the licensing drama still matters.

Go beyond basic UFW rules, rate limiting, geo-blocking, application profiles, logging, and before.rules tricks for serious firewall hardening.

UFW makes iptables manageable, allow and deny rules, app profiles, default policies, and the 5-minute setup for any new Linux server.