Comments on: A Quick and Simple Guide to Building an OpenBSD VM http://blog.scottlowe.org/2010/03/17/a-quick-and-simple-guide-to-building-an-openbsd-vm/ The weblog of an IT pro specializing in virtualization, storage, and servers Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:13:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Tim http://blog.scottlowe.org/2010/03/17/a-quick-and-simple-guide-to-building-an-openbsd-vm/comment-page-1/#comment-49686 Tim Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:45:07 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=1864#comment-49686 There is an often debated topic of virtualizing firewalls. I, like you, use OpenBSD...a LOT. It runs on embedded boards better and it's easier to set up than any other OS I've done on that. And an alix or soekris makes for a good vpn termination and small network firewall...also doing dhcp and dns. I also use esxi...a lot. I don't mix esxi...or any other virtualization solution...with firewalls though. I keep them on the metal. Why subject your other guests to that risk? You lose some of the value of using OpenBSD to begin with when you run it under a virtualization layer. Just my opinion....but not mine only. Most of the obsd developers are of that belief also. There is an often debated topic of virtualizing firewalls. I, like you, use OpenBSD…a LOT. It runs on embedded boards better and it’s easier to set up than any other OS I’ve done on that. And an alix or soekris makes for a good vpn termination and small network firewall…also doing dhcp and dns.

I also use esxi…a lot.

I don’t mix esxi…or any other virtualization solution…with firewalls though. I keep them on the metal. Why subject your other guests to that risk? You lose some of the value of using OpenBSD to begin with when you run it under a virtualization layer.

Just my opinion….but not mine only. Most of the obsd developers are of that belief also.

]]> By: slowe http://blog.scottlowe.org/2010/03/17/a-quick-and-simple-guide-to-building-an-openbsd-vm/comment-page-1/#comment-49679 slowe Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:53:10 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=1864#comment-49679 Nogood, the answer to your question is: None, thank you very much. See my related blog post regarding the FBI allegations. Nogood, the answer to your question is: None, thank you very much. See my related blog post regarding the FBI allegations.

]]> By: nogood http://blog.scottlowe.org/2010/03/17/a-quick-and-simple-guide-to-building-an-openbsd-vm/comment-page-1/#comment-49676 nogood Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:14:39 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=1864#comment-49676 How much money FBI give you for this tutorial ? How much money FBI give you for this tutorial ?

]]> By: slowe http://blog.scottlowe.org/2010/03/17/a-quick-and-simple-guide-to-building-an-openbsd-vm/comment-page-1/#comment-49648 slowe Wed, 15 Dec 2010 01:19:45 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=1864#comment-49648 BSDUser, thanks for your inquiry. I am not involved in IPSec development (couldn't write code if I wanted to, that's not my skill) nor am I on the FBI's payroll. In fact, I have never been affiliated with or on the payroll of any government agency. My advocacy of OpenBSD is quite simply based on my appreciation of the code and nothing else. Let me know if you'd like more information. I'm not sure what else I can say or do, but I'm happy to continue the discussion. BSDUser, thanks for your inquiry. I am not involved in IPSec development (couldn’t write code if I wanted to, that’s not my skill) nor am I on the FBI’s payroll. In fact, I have never been affiliated with or on the payroll of any government agency.

My advocacy of OpenBSD is quite simply based on my appreciation of the code and nothing else.

Let me know if you’d like more information. I’m not sure what else I can say or do, but I’m happy to continue the discussion.

]]> By: BSDUser http://blog.scottlowe.org/2010/03/17/a-quick-and-simple-guide-to-building-an-openbsd-vm/comment-page-1/#comment-49647 BSDUser Tue, 14 Dec 2010 23:43:54 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=1864#comment-49647 I think readers of your blog, particularly those posts regarding OpenBSD, would be well advised to read and understand this item: http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=129236621626462&w=2 from the OpenBSD mailing list, wherein it is alleged that your advocacy of OpenBSD is primarily motivated by your role at the US FBI, and their interest in the compromised code therein. Perhaps you can comment on these communications ? I think readers of your blog, particularly those posts regarding OpenBSD, would be well advised to read and understand this item:

http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=129236621626462&w=2

from the OpenBSD mailing list, wherein it is alleged that your advocacy of OpenBSD is primarily motivated by your role at the US FBI, and their interest in the compromised code therein.

Perhaps you can comment on these communications ?

]]> By: slowe http://blog.scottlowe.org/2010/03/17/a-quick-and-simple-guide-to-building-an-openbsd-vm/comment-page-1/#comment-47734 slowe Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:38:35 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=1864#comment-47734 Matt, I think you are grossly overestimating my "power and influence" with VMware. I'm flattered, though... I'd love to see official OpenBSD support as well, but I suspect the total addressable market is far too small for VMware to truly care. Matt, I think you are grossly overestimating my “power and influence” with VMware. I’m flattered, though…

I’d love to see official OpenBSD support as well, but I suspect the total addressable market is far too small for VMware to truly care.

]]> By: Matt Van Mater http://blog.scottlowe.org/2010/03/17/a-quick-and-simple-guide-to-building-an-openbsd-vm/comment-page-1/#comment-47732 Matt Van Mater Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:01:37 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=1864#comment-47732 Any chance you can use your power and influence inside VMWare to get them to officially release and support VMWare Tools for OpenBSD? As you might have gathered from the webpage Murali posted, the support has been a bit hit or miss and hasn't been very god for a while now. All i really want are graceful powerup and powerdown, everything else is gravy! Any chance you can use your power and influence inside VMWare to get them to officially release and support VMWare Tools for OpenBSD? As you might have gathered from the webpage Murali posted, the support has been a bit hit or miss and hasn’t been very god for a while now.

All i really want are graceful powerup and powerdown, everything else is gravy!

]]> By: Murali Raju http://blog.scottlowe.org/2010/03/17/a-quick-and-simple-guide-to-building-an-openbsd-vm/comment-page-1/#comment-47709 Murali Raju Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:28:00 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=1864#comment-47709 Hi Scott, OpenBSD rocks...I use it heaily for many things as stated in your post. If you need to install VMware Tools, I use FreeBSD emulation within OBSD to get it to work. Perhaps you have already seen this. http://www.openbsd-wiki.org/index.php?title=Install_VMWare_tools Best... Murali Hi Scott,
OpenBSD rocks…I use it heaily for many things as stated in your post. If you need to install VMware Tools, I use FreeBSD emulation within OBSD to get it to work. Perhaps you have already seen this.

http://www.openbsd-wiki.org/index.php?title=Install_VMWare_tools

Best…

Murali

]]> By: slowe http://blog.scottlowe.org/2010/03/17/a-quick-and-simple-guide-to-building-an-openbsd-vm/comment-page-1/#comment-47708 slowe Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:22:45 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=1864#comment-47708 Actually, OpenBSD isn't a fully supported guest OS on VMware vSphere (meaning there is no VMware Tools package for OpenBSD). FreeBSD is, but I haven't tried installing the FreeBSD tools onto OpenBSD. From what I understand, it's not a straightforward as it might seem. Actually, OpenBSD isn’t a fully supported guest OS on VMware vSphere (meaning there is no VMware Tools package for OpenBSD). FreeBSD is, but I haven’t tried installing the FreeBSD tools onto OpenBSD. From what I understand, it’s not a straightforward as it might seem.

]]> By: Erik Paulsen Skålerud http://blog.scottlowe.org/2010/03/17/a-quick-and-simple-guide-to-building-an-openbsd-vm/comment-page-1/#comment-47707 Erik Paulsen Skålerud Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:31:52 +0000 http://blog.scottlowe.org/?p=1864#comment-47707 You don't install VMWare Tools when running this on vSphere? You don’t install VMWare Tools when running this on vSphere?

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