On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 4:56 PM, Lars Nooden <lars.cura...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, 10 May 2010, Chris Smith wrote: >> >> What about logging in this case? Can PF logs be sent to another system >> running a syslog daemon? > > You answered your own question. ;) Look at the 'action' field explanation > in the manual page for syslog.conf(5) > > About the diskless machine, many of the so-called diskless machines actually > use flash or ssd instead of a spinning magnetic platter. The base > installation of openbsd is still quite small. If you are only running PF, > you will have a lot of space left over on a 1GB CF to make a logging > partition. Flash can be very slow, so volitile caches can be stored in an > mfs partition. > > /Lars > >
OpenBSD will happily fit into about 160mb by installing only base and etc which provide plenty for a firewall. My 1.4GHz Toshiba laptop acting as a wireless-wired gateway runs OpenBSD 4.6 on a 512mb USB drive (which I'd like to replace with a CF disk on a 2.5" compatible adapter) with space to spare. Sure it doesn't do anywhere near as many packets as you propose, but it handles a constantly-running seedbox and my gaming together without skipping a beat, which is more than I can ask for. -- Aaron Mason - Programmer, open source addict I've taken my software vows - for beta or for worse
