On Dec 20, 2007 11:23 AM, Sunnz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I am just trying to set up a wireless gateway/router using an old Mac > with OpenBSD 4.2 installed... I have followed through the FAQ and set > up my device, IP addresses, and DHCPD accordingly. > > Now I have come to this part of the FAQ: > > http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq6.html#Setup.forward > > Which has a few suggestions for exactly what I wanted to do: routing > packets... out of OpenBGPD, routed(8), mrtd, zebra, and quagga, I > attempted to look up OpenBGPD and routed(8), but couldn't really get > my head around, maybe because my lack of knowledge?
OpenBGPD is great, use it. You might also want to look at OpenSPFD. > Now, I have configured pf to have an extremely nat rule just to see if > that works, and it does, I were able to my my packets across the > network and stuff... although traceroute do seem a bit slow compared > to my "stock router" that I brought some time ago... but I guess my > question is, is pf all I need to get this router going? Or do I need > to look into OpenBGPD or routed(8)? This is just for a small home > network by the way, and I really just want to have more control over > what my housemates can do, nothing in the level of enterprise ISP. OpenBGPD is to talk to other BGP routers. Otherwise you are fine using just pf. If you have nat working already, your box also does routing.......... So I guess the question is what is not working ?
