VMware OpenBSD suitable as gateway?
 

Hi, I have recently installed VMware on my Windows XP Pro machine, and downloaded the OpenBSD vm file. If I was to only use Windows to boot (i.e. once booted, vmware loads, boots OpenBSD, Windows never used again till shutdown) would the security/server implemenations of the OpenBSD os be affected?
If the VM version takes control of networking over Windows, I would assume it would be as if it was only OpenBSD running.
What would be the recommended course of action? Should I simply buy fresh components, install OpenBSD as the only os, and dedicate it? Or would my XP version running it perform the same?
Naturally I'm new to this, so I want to take the most secure, stable and reliable route as possible.

Thanks in advance

I don't mean to offend you, but are you seriously considering running an OS inside of VMWare as a server rather than just installing it onto the machine? That would be, in about every way I can possibly imagine, a bad idea.

I mean, if this was just a test server in a closed environment you were using to get your bearings in OpenBSD, that would be one thing. But if this is going to be a real server hosting services for clients, then no way.

As I suspected it's not a good idea then lol. No offense taken, I've got to start somewhere. :newbie:
This is going to be the machine that all the internal clients get their internet connection from, and will house the logs, firewall, etc.
Guess I need to order those CDs...

Thanks for ultrafast reply!