Once all files have been extracted, you can now start NxFilter again using the following command: sudo systemctl start nxfilterĪnd you can monitor the progress using the following command: tail -f /nxfilter/log/nxfilter.log Use the following command to give execute permission to all the scripts: sudo chmod +x *.sh Step 6. Change permission on all the scripts in the /nxfilter/bin location In my example, it was location at /nxfilter sudo unzip nxfilter-4.5.1.5.zip -d /nxfilterĪnswer “A” to overwrite all the files in the installation location. Run the following command to extract the zip file to the folder where you have installed NxFilter. Run the following command to stop NxFilter, please note that devices that rely on NxFilter will not have access to internet, so you might want to plan this upgrade. Then right click on the latest zip file and use the wget command to download it in your Raspberry Pi wget Step 3. Head to the download location from the official website in the following link: Use the following script in the command line to download the latest version zip file of NxFilter. Then click on the “Create backup” button and save the configuration somewhere safe in your pc. For this purpose login to your nxfilter and go to Config->Backup as shown in the following picture: If you have spent hours to configure your nxfilter, you might want to backup your configuration. So when you have been prompted that there are new release of the NXFilter, you might want to start planning for the upgrade to what you have installed. This post will make the update process less daunting. Those features include local DNS cache to accelerate Internet speed, load-balancing and fail-safe with clustering, Active Directory integration support, user/group-based policy assignment, remote user filtering, bandwidth control, phishing protection, malware, and botnet detection, and time quota.If you have followed my previous post on how to install NXFilter on Raspberry Pi, you might find the following information useful to upgrade what you have installed.ĭue to the ever changing world that we lived in, the software will have constant update. You will also be able to protect your users from malware and botnets while enjoying many useful features.

NxFilter is a freeware web filter designed for monitoring and filtering Internet activity within an enterprise environment.

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