How to Install ‘IPFire’ Free Firewall Linux Distribution

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Step 2: IPFire Network Configuration Settings

17. Here, we are using 2 Ethernet cards in our system. Each Ethernet card needs to be assigned separately for each network, by default it will choose GREEN + RED that means It connects to the local area network and WAN connection with Internet access.

IPFire Network Configuration
IPFire Network Configuration

18. Next, select GREEN + RED color for our two network cards and choose Ok to continue.

Select IPFire Network Type
Select IPFire Network Type

Now we can see the current config as GREEN + RED it’s with local, WAN.

Step 3: IPFire Drivers and Card Assignments

19. From here, choose Drivers and card assignments type to choose the Network, which is going to assign for LAN and WAN interfaces.

Select Drivers and Cards
Select Drivers and Cards

20. Next, choose GREEN and press Select to enable a Interface for all two network cards.

Select Network Interface
Select Network Interface
Enable Network Interface
Enable Network Interface

21. Repeat same above steps for RED interfaces and at final step we can see as below.

Assign Red Network Interface
Assign Red Network Interface

Step 5: Assign IP Addresses for Network Interfaces

22. Now time to assign IP address for each interfaces. Here we have only 2 interfaces and we need to assign IP address in different sub-net.

If we using 192.168.0.100 for RED interface, we must use different IP and network for other interface. For RED interface we going to use DHCP.

Select Address Settings
Select Address Settings
  1. GREEN interface – 192.168.1.1
  2. RED interface – DHCP

23. Choose GREEN and provide the IP, While choosing we will get a Warning that our Local area connection will be dropped if we change the IP.

Select Green Interface
Select Green Interface
IP Change Warning
IP Change Warning

24. Next, provide the IP 192.168.1.1 for GREEN network interface for our Local/Internal network.

Set IP Address For Green
Set IP Address For Green

25. Choose RED interface and choose DHCP to get a IP from our ISP are we can assign a manual IP. This is our WAN interface which expose to the Internet.

Set DHCP IP Address
Set DHCP IP Address

26. Here we need to configure whether our internet connection with a Static IP or PPPOE or DIALUP method. I’m using DHCP for WAN interface. Choose Ok and save it by choosing DONE.

Configure Internet Connection
Configure Internet Connection
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16 thoughts on “How to Install ‘IPFire’ Free Firewall Linux Distribution”

  2. I need some help immediately please, I am trying to setup ipfire in my virtual environment and got to the stage where set-password is required but my keyboard won’t input anything in the field. Is there any special key to use for typing in there?

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  4. Nice writeup.

    I’ve been using ipfire as my production firewall appliance for about 5 years. It is very simple yet very powerful.

    I moved to ipfire from ipcop years ago because of the active development and modern kernel. Ipcop was secure and functional but was just kind of stagnating on innovation and moving forward to operate on today’s hardware.

    I’m surprised I don’t see more about ipfire in any the tech sites I visit.

    Thanks for promoting this great tool!

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  5. I can’t access the web interface after installation.
    I ping the green interface from my notebook and then ping my notebook from the virtualbox with the ipfire and it’s all right.

    My network range is 10.0.0.0 ~ 10.0.0.255
    IPFire range is 10.0.1.0 ~ 10.0.1.10

    I’ve tried access at: https://10.0.1.1:444 it loads for minutes, then it stops.

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    • What are the colors you chooses for interface’s how many interfaces are there? Can you give the information about IP, subnet, dhcp used in both interfaces

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  7. My Red IP is 133.82.0.4/24 and Green IP is 133.82.0.1/20.
    IPFIRE is running on NAT.
    In above condition 133.82.0.xxx/20 IP address is not working in Green LAN.
    I want to disable the NAT and enable the routing.
    What are the procedure for disable the NAT and enable the routing between green to red.

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  10. Hi Babin,

    i am unable to get the web interface i have chosen GREEN+RED

    my current network design is

    Internet (ISP)–> Modem–> Ipfire
    Red= wan=192.168.1.5 via dhcp from internet modem/router
    Green=lan=192.168.100.8 static lan

    please help to get the web interface

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      • Yes I’v entered “https://192.168.100.8:444/” in the client browser. The IP is pinging from client machine and Service Scan on this IP reveiled “3 services running; 53:domain; 81:host2-ns; 444:snpp”.

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        • Could you please give me the Network range of your Desktop? 192.168.1.0.x or 192.168.1.x? Or else? What is your Desktop IP range and have you tried by routing to 192.168.100.0 ?

          My desktop ip 192.168.0.254, network range is 192.168.0.0 but my ipfire range was 192.168.1.0 i have routed to 192.168.1.0 using:

          $ sudo route add default gw 192.168.0.254 eth0
$ sudo route add -net 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.0.254 eth0

This will allow us to access web UI in 192.168.1.1.
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