Actually you reminded me about the Cisco Voice appliances which are
basically PC servers. If I recall correctly they ran a Linux kernel too.
Unfortunately I never got to play around with the capabilities of one
but you might have some luck with something like that. Of course it
wouldn't be running Call Manager ;-)
- hang on... my memory is slowly coming back (it's been over 10 years
lol), CCM used to also be available as a VM which could be run on
VMware. Maybe the dedicated appliance would be a good choice of hardware
to run OpenBSD on?
The ASA appliances may also be x86 based which could make them a
candidate but with large price tags for new ones I'm not sure if anyone
has tried doing anything crazy with them.
A quick google for the Unified Communication System came up with this:
https://www.google.com/search?q=cisco+call+manager+server&sxsrf=ALeKk03xeYq4NLgIyiUGtaNmoUnR3iaXnQ:1592950661912&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi_7OPS-5jqAhUpTxUIHRbnCOkQ_AUoAXoECA0QAw&biw=1918&bih=955#imgrc=yRjG43cRTHU1nM
You might be really lucky with one of those devices! Hopefully someone
with more experience will chime in and confirm.
Regards,
Kaya
On 2020-06-23 23:03, Daniel Ouellet wrote:
OpenBSD does run on some old Cisco routers, it's been done before. Sure
it's not officially supported nor does it support all the various
interfaces but it's known to work on some.
I am trying to dig up a dmesg showing it too.
Plus Cisco have some firewall type of device that are over price PC that
can run OpenBSD.
Here is an example using the4 old Cisco IDS-4215
https://komlositech.wordpress.com/2018/12/30/revive-a-cisco-ids-into-a-capable-openbsd-firewall/
I was just curious as to what stage it might be now.
I am not saying it make sense to do really power wise for sure.
May be Juniper instead as Juniper is based on FreeBSD anyway and it's an
over price PC with specialize network cards. (; Ok more then that, but
you get the picture I think.
I was just curious as to what it may be running on these days?
Could be Cisco routers, Cisco IDS, Cisco firewall, unless I am mistaken
they also have servers or used too anyway, and why not Juniper gear?
In short any box that appear to be Cisco or Juniper but that have
something different under the hood.
And yes, this is stupid if you look only at what you get compare to
other better choices.
I am not doing it for best performance, but for fell comfortable.
Call it marketing bullshit, because that's exactly what it is! (;
Daniel
On 6/23/20 12:37 PM, Kaya Saman wrote:
Hi, I totally understand the position you're in and sympathize.
I've never heard of Cisco routers being able to run OpenBSD though IOS
is based on BSD as far as I'm aware.
Not a direct solution to your use case but you could always run a
small mini-itx or SBC system behind the Cisco router. You could put it
as a firewall solution and have the OBSD box doing all the major
routing, vlans, firewall (pf) etc... while the Cisco could just simply
forward information between the private and public IP ranges. Or if
using dial-in then you can bridge the OBSD and Cisco then use OBSD as
the PPPoE device....
It is one suggestion in any case though it might not be the most ideal.
Regards,
Kaya
On Tue, Jun 23, 2020 at 5:03 PM Daniel Ouellet <dan...@presscom.net> wrote:
Hi,
This might be a bit weird question, but I saw the wireguard being put in
the kernel in the last few days and I am very existed abut it oppose to
use the package on it and even today there was more on it.
Many thanks for this!!!
I also know there was effort and some Cisco router can run OpenBSD very
well, however I have no clue as to any of this stand now.
I don't have a problem to use APU type or other Ubiquit for small
OpenBSD router, but I wonder about using Cisco instead. The only reason
is for may be more stability, most likely less performance for sure, but
less change to have corrupted reboot on power lost, etc.
And sadly for some customers having what they see as computer as router
don't make them fell good, but seeing a Cisco box kind of wipe out the
impression. I am not saying it's justify, but perception is sometime
everything, but if I have my say in it I want all my routers to be
OpenBSD as much as I can where the needs is not to multiple Gb in speed.
So, any suggestion or updates as to what's now available and hopefully
in use now.
I really don't care for any special model, or even Juniper, as long as I
can put OpenBSD on it.
So any feedback as to where it's stand now and what's usable in a
reliable way would be greatly appreciated.
And yes I know I may well get better performance in some cases with a
small APU device then a Cisco one, but that's for what we all know may
not be logical to be used, but for sadly how some clients may fell, not
knowing any better.
I guess you can see that as some people do security by obstruction, but
we al know it's not more secure, this is routing by obstruction I guess
and may be less performant, but achieve comfort obstruction confidence.
I just have no clue if wireguard needs to be run, what can be achieve as
the CPU in all Cisco device is always under power, we all know that.
This may not go anywhere, however I liked to look even if for nothing
else then just being fun to do if that can't even be usable.
Many thanks for your time and feedback.
Daniel
PS; And yes, that's most likely stupid I know. Sometime what's used is
not always what make sense for other reason that are stupid.
