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basic_hardening [2026/05/18 18:55] – [VPN Connections] hogwildbasic_hardening [2026/05/18 18:57] (current) – [Basic Steps to Harden FreshTomato] hogwild
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 ====== Basic Steps to Harden FreshTomato ====== ====== Basic Steps to Harden FreshTomato ======
  
-This HOWTO will provide some basic steps toward hardening your Freshtomato router. It is not intended to be a thorough or complete reference on securing your network. It is only a starting point.+This HOWTO provides some basic steps toward hardening your Freshtomato router. It is not intended to be a thorough or complete reference on securing your network. It is only a starting point.
  
 Each small step will reduce your network's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_surface|attack surface]].  \\   \\ Each small step will reduce your network's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_surface|attack surface]].  \\   \\
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     * [[https://www.dnsleaktest.com|dnsleaktest.com]]     * [[https://www.dnsleaktest.com|dnsleaktest.com]]
     * [[https://controld.com/tools/dns-leak-test|controld.com]]      * [[https://controld.com/tools/dns-leak-test|controld.com]] 
-    * [[https://ipleak.net/|ipleak.net]] \\ \\ +    * [[https://ipleak.net/|ipleak.net]] \\ \\ \\ 
-  * Configure a kill switch.  A kill switch is basically a policy-based routing rule to ensure that when the VPN tunnel/encryption is dropped, FreshTomato will drop your Internet connection to the VPN provider. This prevents you from using the Internet while your real IP address is exposed.\\ \\ +  * Configure a kill switch.  This is basically a policy-based routing rule to ensure that when the VPN tunnel is dropped, FreshTomato will drop your Internet connection to the VPN provider. This prevents you from using the Internet while your real IP address is exposed.\\ \\ 
   * Consider using a Stubby server for DNS resolution. Stubby enhances DNS privacy by allowing DNS over TLS (“DoT”). DoT sends DNS queries via a secure (TLS-encrypted) connection. Note that network devices which use Stubby to resolve DNS queries, or point DNS queries to a router using Stubby will not have ads blocked by  the Adblock feature.   * Consider using a Stubby server for DNS resolution. Stubby enhances DNS privacy by allowing DNS over TLS (“DoT”). DoT sends DNS queries via a secure (TLS-encrypted) connection. Note that network devices which use Stubby to resolve DNS queries, or point DNS queries to a router using Stubby will not have ads blocked by  the Adblock feature.
  
  
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