My OpenBSD Story

I don't understand why the backup option wasn't to boot the one customer whose traffic was killing the company, instead of losing several other clients and going out of business. Yes, try to fix things, and he succeeded, but it seems like he didn't even consider getting rid of the problem customer to save the company.

Should note that this is from (2011), guess it&#x27;s not an issue as this is a testimonial which is timeless. Michael writes many *BSD flavored books, but my favorite book that every OpenSSH user should have is his &quot;SSH Mastery&quot; book.<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/SSH-Mastery-OpenSSH-PuTTY-Tunnels/dp/1470069717/" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;SSH-Mastery-OpenSSH-PuTTY-Tunnels&#x2F;dp&#x2F;1...</a>

Love this war story. Partially because to a less dramatic extend, I solved a similar situation also with &#x27;traffic shaping&#x27; using Linux a year ago. So that&#x27;s why it resonates for me. I&#x27;m not an OpenBSD user but I do respect it&#x27;s capabilities.<p>I wrote a blog post on how I did it:<p><a href="http://louwrentius.com/how-traffic-shaping-can-dramatically-improve-internet-responsiveness.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;louwrentius.com&#x2F;how-traffic-shaping-can-dramatically-...</a>

What&#x27;s the best way to try out Open BSD? I have not been able to find a VMWare image. Which VPS providers are recommended for OpenBSD?

Interesting. Any theories of why this setup was more efficient than the firewall it replaced? OpenBSD just than much better?

I loved this story. Anything similar out there?

&quot;If it didn’t work, I would either lay someone off or file for unemployment myself.&quot;&quot; If I hadn’t already been stressed out, the prospect of choosing a minion to lay off would have done the trick. (Before any of those minions start to think I care about them personally: I work hard training minions, and swinging the Club of Correction makes my arms sore. Eventually. I don’t like to replace them.)&quot;<p>This dude must be a joy to work for.