On Mon, 25 Feb 2008, Daybreak Breakdaze wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I just wanted to say hello. I recently installed OpenBSD 4.2 on an older AMD
> K6-2 (i386) machine.
>
> I like the OpenBSD FAQ and man pages. I haven't used a Unix system in a
> while, but I used to get internet access via a Unix shell, so I am somewhat
> familiar with it.
>
> I just installed and configured the Squid Proxyserver on this box. Now I use
> it to cache and proxy for the windows boxes in my house. It is now headless,
> and I just SSH in to administer it. I also use it to tunnel web traffic over
> SSL when I use my wireless laptop. I use Firefox and PuTTY.
>
> My dmesg for those interested:
>
> OpenBSD 4.2 (GENERIC) #375: Tue Aug 28 10:38:44 MDT 2007
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC
> cpu0: AMD-K6(tm) 3D processor ("AuthenticAMD" 586-class) 552 MHz
> cpu0: FPU,V86,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,MCE,CX8,PGE,MMX
> real mem = 335114240 (319MB)
> avail mem = 316002304 (301MB)
This ought to be quite ample for the tasks assigned. Using (A)DSL or
other broadband? Good to see these older gentlemen still being employed
gainfully.
Even if you pull your mail in with POP or IMAP, this box could also
serve as a mail hub of sorts; you could do your virus and spam filtering
on it with a minimum of risk. A combination of fetchmail, procmail,
sendmail, SpamAssassin, ClamAV, finally an internal pop server (or whatever)
for the windoze hosts nestled behind the OpenBSD firewall.
Another "Worthy Application" is to establish a caching DNS server,
or even one authoritative for any "fantasy" domain on your LAN.
Just a couple of suggestions, if you get the urge.
Welcome, live long and prosper, etc etc.
Dave
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