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Security
Untangle NG Firewall 15 Released New Features
Network firewalls and firewall appliances have been an interesting subject for me the past several years working in various lab and production environments. Several years back, I had a friend that recommended a firewall solution called Untangle. It was free…
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NSX
Troubleshooting NSX VXLAN jumbo frames in nested lab
In working recently in a nested VMware environment running three clusters and NSX, I ran into a jumbo frames issue with VXLAN connectivity across the clusters. ย I was simulating different WAN/subnet environments using an Untangle appliance as a router in…
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Security
Untangle 12.1 Review and Impressions
So virtual firewalls and appliances are all the rage these days and there are many options to choose from. ย Historically, I have used a variety of different firewall/UTM platforms. ย I have always been a fan of the Untangle product as…
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Networking
How to Configure Untangle site to site VPN
In working on a DR project utilizing two Untangle virtual appliances, I had the need to setup a site to site VPN connection between the Untangle firewalls. ย The OpenVPN documentation is fairly decent on the Untangle site, however, the information…
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Virtualization
Create isolated test environment same ips and subnet with VMware
Recently, I had the need to setup a test/development environment that met the requirements of being able to keep the same IPs, subnet, and machine names as the production environment and still be able to get to these test machines…
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Security
How to Increase Home Network Security
Let’s face it, these days, our digital security is under attack just about anywhere we are and access our data. ย However, we may not think about security when we are at home. ย After all, home is our private place, our…
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Security
Sophos UTM vs Untangle
UTM or Unified Threat Management devices are becoming more and more popular as businesses and corporations have realized in the past couple of years that a simple tradition firewall of allows and denies is not adequate any longer. ย Hackers and…
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News
Untangle 11.0 new features and changes
Untangle has announced and released a new version of their ever popular UTM device the NG Firewall which is used by an ever growing number of customers. ย The simplicity and all-in-one nature of the product appeals to many as one…
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Security
How to find and block abusive BYOD devices on your network
With the ever growing popularity of smartphones and tablets and the availability and affordability of these devices, more and more people are bringing them to work. ย Especially in smaller to mid sized businesses, bandwidth is still a premium that most…
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Security
How to use Untangle to help prevent Cryptolocker infections
Cryptolocker is probably one of the most malicious and feared malware infections in quite some time. ย Most malware infections are a nuisance at most and a good sweep by a spyware utility such as malwarebytes will clean up the infection…
