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IPFire 2.29 Core Update 197 Introduces a Complete OpenVPN Overhaul
Powered by Linux kernel 6.12.41 LTS, the IPFire 2.29 Core Update 197 release introduces a complete OpenVPN overhaul by updating to the OpenVPN 2.6 series, which provides stronger security, broader client compatibility, and a modernized codebase, without requiring any configuration changes from the user.
IPFire 2.29 Core Update 197 also updates the WireGuard VPN implementation to ignore any IPv6 routes in imported configurations and allow importing of configuration files using Windows line breaks without manual conversion. Another interesting change is that IPFire will now clock down CPUs by default.
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IPFire 2.29 Core Update 197 Firewall Adds OpenVPN 2.6
IPFire, a free, open-source Linux-based hardened firewall designed to be deployed as a dedicated firewall/router system for protecting network environments, has issued IPFire 2.29 – Core Update 197.
The main highlight in this release is a complete OpenVPN overhaul, now upgraded to version 2.6. Key improvements include...