Re: Networking with OpenBSD and Linux/Windows

From: Peter N. M. Hansteen (peter_at_bgnett.no)
Date: 06/02/05 

Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2005 16:14:32 +0200

"Lee" <leeward@msa.attmil.ne.jp> writes:

> I have a question that may seem stupid to you all, but bear with me if
> you can. Currently I'm running a Duron 750 MhZ (or somewhere around
> there) and only 370 MB RAM. I'm about to do a huge upgrade of my system
> to an Athlon 64 3700+ (2.4 Ghz) with 1 GB RAM. I'm running Linux on my
> system. I wanted to take this old system and run it as a sort of
> firewall/router using OpenBSD. Will having this old system in that
> capicity slow down my main computer when accessing the internet?

Unless your Internet link is in the multi-gigabit per second range or
you have seriously awful quality network cards in it, any bottleneck
will almost certainly be elsewhere. The main gateway at our office is a
pentium 3, 450 MHz with roughly the same amount of RAM.

> Linux will be what I use most of the time except when I boot up WinXP
> to play something online. Also, where is a good resource to learn how
> to get this kind of setup going? Thank you for your help.

The FAQ is always a good resource. Then again, try installing OpenBSD.
It's not difficult. The only part which might be a little scary to the
uninitiated is the partitioning bit, where you actually need to enter
numbers. When you've got it running, you can go on to configuring the
gatewaying/firewalling bit. I've had good feedback on my PF tutorial at
http://www.bgnett.no/~peter/pf/, so you may want to check it out. For
stuff you do not find there, try the PF faq and other references (I've
included a few at the end).

end of shameless plug - hope this helps. 

-- 
Peter N. M. Hansteen, member of the first RFC 1149 implementation team
http://www.blug.linux.no/rfc1149/ http://www.datadok.no/ http://www.nuug.no/
"First, we kill all the spammers" The Usenet Bard, "Twice-forwarded tales"

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