Re: OpenBSD/Networking noobie: home micro-server setup?

#1 (**permalink**) 02-18-2008, 06:27 AM

I would use a Via Mini-ITX motherboard. The one I have has 600 Mhz Fanless
Eden CPU, integrated graphics and dual 10/100 Mbit NICs. Have a 120 Gb
3,5" IDE disk as storage.

Works great with OpenBSD!

/Jonas

Neoklis wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have opened an account with an ISP that provides me with a fixed IP
> address and this tempts me to set up a micro server at home for my
> website etc. I must confess I am a Linux user but consider OpenBSD
> the best choice for a secure server, so will install soon on my desktop
> to learn and then install on a suitable device.
>
> I have searched the web extensively and seems that a Soekris device
> might be suitable, however I have no experience in this type of device
> or running a web server or router so with apologies I post this article
> hoping for advice on the following:
>
> Can I use a Soekris board to run the OpenBSD+Apache web server and
> put my web site on line from home? Which is most suitable?
>
> I would like (must!) share my ADSL line with at least the web server and
> my desktop and possibly a laptop. The ADSL modem has an Ethernet
> connection and I wonder, could I use the Soekris board to act as a router,
> preferably wireless, as well as running the server?
>
> My thanks in advance!

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