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MultiBoot - OpenBSD and FAT/NTFS Windows
Guide to setting up a multiboot system with OpenBSD and Windows. Covers partitioning your drive and booting the OS with an appropriate boot loader.
http://www.nomoa.com/bsd/dualboot.htm
Soft Updates
Whitepaper by Marshall Kirk McKusick and Gregory R. Ganger on eliminating synchronous writes in the Fast Filesystem. Included in OpenBSD since OpenBSD 2.7 Release.
http://www.usenix.org/publications/library/proceedings/usenix99/mckusick.html
System Administration
Unix System Administration class taught at the University of Colorado that focuses on OpenBSD.
http://www.cs.colorado.edu/~tor/saclass-2001/
Welcome to IPv6 (using OpenBSD, of course)
Short journal on configuring a simple IPv6 host using OpenBSD.
http://www.2600.org.au/openbsd-ipv6.html
OpenBSD at IDEALX
Various OpenBSD ports and documents
http://openbsd.idealx.org/
The OpenBSD: GNU/Linux Emulation HOWTO
Document that describes how to run GNU/Linux binary executables under OpenBSD using built-in emulation support.
http://www.bsdtoday.com/resources/HOWTOs/cooley-openbsd-linux-emulation.html
OpenBSD 6bone router
Configuring OpenBSD to work as a router for IPv6 networks.
http://rollcage.bl.echidna.id.au/IPv6/openbsd.html
OpenBSD, xDSL, and PPPoE
Setup information for using OpenBSD with PPPoE on a xDSL connection.
http://www.princeton.edu/~ferguson/adw/pppoe.shtml
Stripped-OpenBSD
Effort to produce a reduced installation of OpenBSD for more secure usage in server environments.
ftp://ftp.wiretapped.net/pub/security/operating-systems/openbsd-stripped/
SMTP AUTH Mini-HOWTO
Describes how to set up Sendmail with SMTP AUTH [RFC 2554] support on OpenBSD.
http://www.gnutec.com/~amonk/writing/technical/howtos/obsd-sendmail+sasl.html
Stephanie
Hardening OpenBSD for multiuser environments. Mike Schiffman (a.k.a route) gives us Trusted Path Execution patches for 2.8 and 2.9.
http://www.packetfactory.net/projects/stephanie/
OpenBSD Ports Tracking
Unofficial submission tracking of OpenBSD Ports.
http://www.infomatrix.ca/obsd/index.html
OpenBSD Ports
A directory of ports in the current release.
http://puffy.nu/ports/
Setting up an OpenBSD NTP server
Instructions for compiling and configuring Network Time Protocol server on OpenBSD, including information on synchronizing Windows clients.
http://www.impetus.us/~rjmooney/projects/misc/ntp.html
proctools
Provides the pgrep and pkill commands, which, respectively, scan for and send signals to processes that are matched by command line options.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/proctools
OpenBSD for ResNet
Configuration information for setting up OpenBSD in the university resnet environment.
http://www.unc.edu/~asnaylor/resnet/openbsd.html
OpenBSD: Administration Functionality
A table displaying common services with the name of the program in OpenBSD, how to manage system services, configuration files locations and additional notes.
http://www.darwinsys.com/openbsd/admin.html
OpenBSD Upgrading Mini-FAQ
Walkthrough on sync'ing your OpenBSD system to -current or -stable sources.
http://www.openbsd.org/faq/upgrade-minifaq.html
Soft Updates v. Journaling
Whitepaper exploring the benefits of Soft Updates and journaling, comparing their behavior on both micro-benchmarks and workload-based macrobenchmarks.
http://www.usenix.org/publications/library/proceedings/usenix2000/general/seltzer.html
OpenBSD - first time installation aids
Learn how to configure removable storage devices, manage software packages, administer users, installing the bash shell and other miscellaneous tips.
http://www.nomoa.com/bsd/installation.htm
Guide to Building an OpenBSD PPPoE Gateway
Guide for building a PPP and PPPoE gateway using OpenBSD.
http://real.ath.cx/BSDinstall.html
Sendmail Virtual Hosting and Redundancy
Configuration guide on setting up virtual hosts and providing redundant mail service for high-availability on OpenBSD.
http://nsacom.inri.net/openbsd/txt/sendmail_redundancy.txt
OpenBSD Multi-Installs
How OpenBSD developer Aaron Campbell configured the OpenBSD-based public access terminals used at the USENIX conference.
http://www.deadly.org/article.php3?sid=20000621021736
PPPoE for BSD
Instructions on configuring Roaring Penguin's PPPoE client on OpenBSD.
http://home.sprynet.com/~minaret/pppoe/
Configuring >8GB HDD
Nick Holland explains how to use fdisk to configure OpenBSD to recognize >8GB disk drives.
http://www.sigmasoft.com/~openbsd/archive/openbsd-misc/200102/msg01792.html
OpenBSD ISDN
Instructions on setting up ISDN on OpenBSD.
http://www.zilium.de/joerg/obsd-isdn.html
PXE daemon
Implementation of the Intel PXE bootstrap protocol for OpenBSD.
http://www.kano.org.uk/projects/pxe/
Introduction to OpenBSD Networking
Learn how to setup the basic networking features of OpenBSD and turn it into a secure Internet router for your home network.
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/248
OpenBSD Kernel Compilation and Optimization
A walkthrough of the process to recompile your OpenBSD kernel to achieve optimum performance.
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/10/31/OpenBSD.html
Operating Network Services Under OpenBSD
Short article discussing how to install, configure, secure, and automate network services.
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/27/OpenBSD.html
OpenBSD Installation
Detailed installation instructions and configuration for OpenBSD 2.9.
http://www.dpsite.com/OpenBSDInstall.html
IPFilter Upgrading HOWTO for OpenBSD
Instructions on how to update the IPF packet filtering code to the latest revision.
http://www.tfsb.org/ipf-openbsd/
CVSup
A general network file distribution system optimized for CVS repositories. Use it to sync your OpenBSD source tree with -current.
http://www.polstra.com/projects/freeware/CVSup/
OpenBSD post-install
Short list of tasks to do after installing OpenBSD.
http://a.area51.dk/mongers.org/OpenBSD/post-install.php
Opening the Source Repository with Anonymous CVS
Whitepaper by OpenBSD founder, Theo de Raadt, and AT&T researcher, Charles D. Cranor, describing the development and concepts of the Anonymous CVS source file distribution mechanism.
http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix99/cranor_f.html
OpenBSD on Virtual PC
Instructions on running OpenBSD in Connectix Virtual PC.
http://slagheap.net/openbsd
Creating Custom Bootable OpenBSD CDs
Instructions on creating custom, bootable OpenBSD CD-ROM images.
http://www.shockley.net/obsd-bootcd.asp
PureBSD
Information and HOWTOs for OpenBSD.
http://www.purebsd.com
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