SYSTEM INFORMATION OS type and version Ubuntu 24.04.5 Webmin version 2.641:3 The new module may need a bit more work to convert existing iptables rules, currently nf tables GUI gives me this [image] and iptables module gives me this [image] I really do prefer the iptables module …

Has Virtualmin/Webmin already switched to nftables module?

[image] CTS: Virtualmin/Webmin already switched to nftables module? It’s appeared on my system, this may be due to me not having firewalld installed, which I guess most will have installed my network tab looks like this now [image] note linux firewall is the nf tables module

roger that :+1: I just hope Virtualmin/Webmin have thought about those of use entrenched in firewalld and if they deprecate the plugin how can we switch without pain

Maybe they will write a conversion routine to convert from firewalld to nf tables and adjust the fail2ban jails to match that your using nf tables and not firewalld or most likley if you have firewalld installed that will continue as if nothing has happend until you reinstate the server with a new/u…

Hopefully a conversion :hand_with_index_finger_and_thumb_crossed: Just have not heard anything besides they do not want firewalld anymore

We’re not taking away the firewalld module. If you prefer it, you can keep using it. If you install a new system and you want firewalld, you can install firewalld (unless you’re on a VM running Debian or Ubuntu that uses cloud-init, in which case, installing firewalld would break cloud-init, because…

[image] CTS: Hopefully a conversion I’m pretty sure you can start firewalld (with nftables backend, which I believe has been the default for several years) then save the rules it generates with something like: sudo nft list ruleset > /etc/nftables/firewalld_migration.nft And, include that f…

Also, everybody is spending way too much thought/stress on firewalls. The firewall on a web server is doing very little for security on a web server. It’s closer to nothing than it is to something.

[image] Joe: firewall on a web server is doing very little for security on a web server. It’s closer to nothing than it is to something Our office just purchased some zero trust corporate software… one of the things they brag is enabling/configuring all the Windows Firewalls on everything to …

[image] Joe: Also, everybody is spending way too much thought/stress on firewalls. The firewall on a web server is doing very little for security on a web server I don’t use it for a web server I tend to use it for SSH & Mail services where I do see the benefit of adding rules to stop repeate…

New nf tables module

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stefan1959 June 8, 2026, 11:30pm 13

Hopely it does a better job then Nortons firewall