Another successful OpenBSD setup

I’ve been buying these little boxes from AliExpress for years to use as firewalls and routers. My oldest one is almost 9 years old now! OpenBSD installs just fine. Just a BIOS tweak to always boot up after power is restored.

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  • Violet_McQuasionalEnglish
    23·
    10 months ago

    PfSense and OPNsense are both killer router “out of the box” distros built on BSD. I say this as a Linux user, with little interest in running BSD for my applications, but… Respect to BSD. ✊

    • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
      4·
      10 months ago

      I run OpenWRT and it works pretty well. The only potential issue is the updates but if you have a plan it isn’t a problem.

      Maybe I’m missing out but from my perspective it is way cheaper to buy a off the shelf router with OpenWRT that can handle gigabit speeds than it is is to build/buy a entire computer that pulls way more power and is several times the cost.

      • winky9827b@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        10 months ago

        I recently installed OPNsense specifically because I had to buy a mini PC with 2.5 gig ports. There simply isn’t anything reasonable on the market for the prosumer above the 1 gig threshold. Running splendidly on a Beelink EQ12.

        Also, OPNsense has things OpenWRT doesn’t offer (plugins, IPS, etc.)

      • Ajen@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        Openwrt works great for gigabit networks with simple firewall rules and no IPS. But used 10-56gbps enterprise equipment is getting pretty cheap, and more complicated firewall configurations need more powerful hardware than the typical openwrt router.

        And 56gbps on a home LAN might be overkill, but that’s not important.

    • youmaynotknow@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      10 months ago

      I couldn’t agree more. I’ve been running PFsense for about 5 years, great little toy, not 1 single issue. BSD has been paramount in my life for my firewall needs. And I only run Linux on everything else (desktops and servers), but there is not a single FOSS firewall distro out there that can match, much less surpass, a BSD based firewall.