Update OpenBSD
General Just like any of the BSDs, OpenBSD can be upgraded by grabbing the latest builds and compiling them from the Internet. Below are the steps to perform this. Note:This example uses the sparc64...
View ArticleInstalling Applications OpenBSD
General Information Maybe you are switching to OpenBSD from Linux or Windows. Or maybe you are familiar with FreeBSD and its ports and packages systems. Either way, you may be wondering how to install...
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Pimp My OpenBSD bootfloppy
General Information This short how-to gives you some basic hints on how to customize the OpenBSD bootfloppy, and how to setup an easy accessible shellscript. Requirements An OpenBSD installation on...
View ArticleConfiguring IPSec VPN Connection Between FreeBSD and OpenBSD
General Information Although there are some good tutorials on setting VPN connections using IPSec in FreeBSD-to-FreeBSD or OpenBSD-to-OpenBSD configurations, only tutorials on setting...
View ArticleInstalling Squid
General Information A quick guide to get a squid Proxy Server running under OpenBSD. Requirements Have a functioning OpenBSD installation. If you do, I assume you are somewhat familiar with the command...
View ArticleAppletalk / Netatalk
General Information This short how-to gives you the instructions to install and configure an OpenBSD machine as a fileserver for Apple’s Macintosh Computers. Requirements A running OpenBSD installation...
View ArticleFail2ban with PF on OpenBSD 5.2
This explains how to quickly setup the amazing fail2ban, which monitors your log files for activity you specify and performs certain actions once a threshold is reached. Simplest case: Monitor authlog...
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A wireless access point / Hotspot using OpenBSD
This Guide explains how you would setup a wireless hotspot using OpenBSD and PF so you can provide internet access to wireless clients such as laptops or phones. Introduction and Requirements OpenBSD...
View ArticleA wireless trap using OpenBSD – reloaded
Build a OpenBSD wireless access point that redirects any client request for any website to a website of your own design. With a little imagination you could adapt this technique for more nefarious...
View ArticleBuilding a captive portal with OpenBSD
There aren’t (m)any lightweight captive portal solutions out there for us, except a few clumsy heavy or badly maintained projects together with heir professional counterparts in routers better than...
View ArticleAutomatic binary updates for OpenBSD
One of the things i always thought holding OpenBSD back from attracting a larger user base is its lack of a simple way to upgrade the system – i am talking binary updates or moving to a new release....
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