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IPFire Linux Firewall Distro Adds Wi-Fi 7 and Wi-Fi 6 Support, LLDP and CDPv2
Highlights of the IPFire 2.29 Core Update 199 release include support for Wi-Fi 7 and Wi-Fi 6 wireless standards with the ability to select the preferred Wi-Fi mode, automatically detect and enable various capabilities on supported hardware, enablement of SSID Protection by default, the ability to convert multicast packets to unicast packets by default, and radar detection in the background.
IPFire 2.29 Core Update 199 also introduces native support for the Link-Local Discovery Protocol (LLDP) and Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDPv2) in the Web UI (Services > LLDP), which allows the firewall to detect any networking devices that it is directly connected to and identify the switch ports the firewall is connected to. The devs say that this is especially useful in larger networks.
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www.ipfire.org - IPFire 2.29 - Core Update 199 released
This update brings major enhancements to IPFire's networking capabilities. New support for WiFi 7 and WiFi 6 unlocks significantly higher throughput and improved efficiency, while native LLDP/CDP integration offers better visibility in complex environments. A refreshed kernel and extensive package updates further improve stability, performance, and security across the system.
Bringing these new capabilities to IPFire requires significant ongoing development effort and testing infrastructure. If your business benefits from IPFire, please consider supporting the project through a donation. Your contribution directly funds continued innovation and faster delivery of features like those in this release.
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IPFire 2.29 Core Update 199 Brings WiFi 6 and WiFi 7 to the Firewall Platform
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 199.
The release’s highlight is full support for WiFi 6 and WiFi 7 access points. While compatible hardware was already usable in previous releases, IPFire can now natively enable and manage advanced capabilities provided by modern wireless standards.
With that said, administrators can now select a preferred WiFi mode, with IPFire automatically configuring the appropriate parameters across 802.11be, 802.11ax, 802.11ac, and legacy standards. Channel widths of up to 320 MHz are supported, enabling theoretical throughput of more than 5.7 Gbps with two spatial streams and up to 11.5 Gbps with four.
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Distribution Release: IPFire 2.29 Core 199
The IPFire project has a new release, version 2.29 Core 199, which introduces improved wireless networking performance and enhances the intrusion prevention system: [...]
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IPFire 2.29 Core Update 199 released
The IPFire project, an open-source firewall GNU/Linux distribution, has released version 2.29 - Core Update 199. Notable changes in this release include an update to GNU/Linux 6.12.58, support for WiFi 6 and 7 features on wireless access points, as well as native support for link-local discovery protocol (LLDP) and Cisco discovery protocol (CDP).