Have you ever used OpenBSD as a router?

Question

I turned an old computer I had into a router using OpenBSD and 2 Ethernet NICS and was wondering if anyone else had done something similar to this? I really like it so far and am wondering if anyone else does this, if so do you like it?

Answer 1

There are lots pf Linux "firewalls"/routers out there, and a few may even be based on BSD (most are Linux based)

http://distrowatch.com/search.php?category=Firewall&origin=All&basedon=All¬basedon=None&desktop=All&architecture=All&status=Active



There are other commercial versions as well, like Mikrotik, and they do not cost too much either...

Answer 2

Not quite like that... but I've used the "Smoothwall Express" Linux-based router / firewall in an old PC for years.



More recently, I've run the "pfSense" router / firewall in a virtual machine, to isolate another virtual machine from my physical LAN. Now, _that_ was fun!

Answer 3

Oh, yeah!



Untangle is an excellent router/firewall/content filter based on Debian. You can get a bash shell, but you really can do a lot from the web interface.