Cobalt Networks CobaltOS: Proxmox Port

released in roughly 1999 this OS was designed for Cobalt Networks "RaQ" and "Qube" network appliances. Popular with ISP's, small businesses and other customers in the late 1990's through the 2000's. This port is largely derived from "The Phintage Collector" a Retrocomputing YouTuber who previously ported it to Virtualbox Default login is admin/admin and root can be gained by running "su" with no password A few important things to keep in mind 1. THIS IS NOT SECURE. DO NOT RUN IT ON UNTRUSTED NETWORKS! This software is over 25 years old, it's made of Swiss Cheese by modern security standards. Don't put it on the internet! (or don't blame me if you do and something bad happens) 2. This is an unpatched release I didn't apply any updates before starting this port. There are mirrors of Cobalt Networks FTP and other updates on the internet archive, but I didn't try installing them with this release. 3. This is using an updated kernel . Since ... Read full article.