I’ve used Windows Firewall for my whole life but I’m curious if anyone has any recommendations for a solid FOSS replacement. I do still use Windows on one of my systems on a daily basis but I always try to replace as much as possible with FOSS alternatives.
Any suggestions for a good FOSS alternative for Windows Firewall (and not at the router level)?
No, “just use Linux” is not a suggestion. I already do use Linux, but there are some things I do have to use Windows for.
Complete alternative to windows firewall or a nice GUI for that?
Nicer GUI there’s https://github.com/wokhan/WFN
Full firewall I think you would need to run openwrt or opnsense in a VM in hyperv set to run automatically in background at boot
Have you checked this thread?
I hadn’t, my apologies for missing that.
I just wanted to point out, no need to apologize! Hopefully you find something suitable for you.
How many FOSS Linux firewalls are there? Let’s see, we have iptables and there’s nftables.
Uncomplicated firewall is a nice frontend for up tables.
TinyWall, Simplewall
Seconding Simplewall, it really just works.
Just disable the services you do not want to expose. Windows firewalls are a security risk with no real benefits.
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