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How to install iodine on OpenBSD

Iodine is a tool for tunneling IPv4 data through a DNS server. It can be installed on OpenBSD through the following steps:

Step 1: Ensure that OpenBSD is up-to-date

Before installing iodine, ensure that the OpenBSD system is up-to-date by running the following command:

sudo sysupgrade

This command upgrades all installed packages to the latest available versions.

Step 2: Install iodine

To install iodine on OpenBSD, follow these steps:

  1. Open a terminal window and run the following command to update the package index:

    sudo pkg_add -u
    
  2. Install iodine by running the following command:

    sudo pkg_add iodine
    

    This command installs iodine from the official OpenBSD package repository.

Step 3: Configure iodine

After installing iodine, it needs to be configured to connect to the intended DNS server. To do this, follow the steps below:

  1. Open the /etc/iodine.conf file using a text editor:

    sudo vi /etc/iodine.conf
    
  2. Edit the file to specify the following:

    • The DNS server to use
    • The password to use for the connection
    • The network interface to use

    For example:

    hostname = my.dns.server.com
    password = mypassword
    device = tun0
    
  3. Save and close the file.

Step 4: Start the iodine service

To start the iodine service, run the following command:

sudo /etc/rc.d/iodined start

This command starts the iodined daemon (the iodine server) and creates the network interface specified in /etc/iodine.conf.

Step 5: Test the iodine connection

To test the iodine connection, run the following command:

ping6 -c 3 -s 2000 ipv6.google.com

This command pings ipv6.google.com over the iodine connection using IPv6. If the connection is successful, the ping command should return a response.

That's it! Iodine is now installed and configured on OpenBSD.

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