diff --git a/src/autodetect_environment.cr b/src/autodetect_environment.cr
index 014ca85..5a7a5ff 100644
--- a/src/autodetect_environment.cr
+++ b/src/autodetect_environment.cr
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 
 class Autodetect
+	def self.uname
+		os = nil : String?
+		Do.run("uname") do |p|
+			p.output.each_line do |line|
+				os = line
+			end
+		end
+
+		os
+	end
 	class_property print_autodetect : Bool = false
 
 	def self.which(cmd : String)
diff --git a/src/cli.cr b/src/cli.cr
index a758cc3..cdc100c 100644
--- a/src/cli.cr
+++ b/src/cli.cr
@@ -105,22 +105,32 @@ possible_wireless_configuration_cmds = {
 	"ifconfig" => NetworkCommands::IfconfigCommand
 }
 
-key = Context.prefered_network_configuration_program
-key = possible_network_configuration_cmds.keys.find { |key| Autodetect.which(key) } if key.nil?
-# should crash if there is no network command installed
-NetworkCommands.cmd_network_configuration = possible_network_configuration_cmds[key.not_nil!]
+# first, check if we are on OpenBSD
+Context.os = Autodetect.uname
 
-key = Context.prefered_dhcp_client
-key = possible_dhcp_clients.keys.find { |key| Autodetect.which(key) } if key.nil?
-# should not crash if there is no 
-NetworkCommands.cmd_dhcp_client = possible_dhcp_clients[key] unless key.nil?
-
-key = Context.prefered_wireless_configuration_program
-key = possible_wireless_configuration_cmds.keys.find { |key| Autodetect.which(key) } if key.nil?
-# should crash if there is no wireless command installed
-NetworkCommands.cmd_wireless_configuration = possible_wireless_configuration_cmds[key.not_nil!]
+case Context.os
+when "Linux"
+	key = Context.prefered_network_configuration_program
+	key = possible_network_configuration_cmds.keys.find { |key| Autodetect.which(key) } if key.nil?
+	# should crash if there is no network command installed
+	NetworkCommands.cmd_network_configuration = possible_network_configuration_cmds[key.not_nil!]
 
+	key = Context.prefered_wireless_configuration_program
+	key = possible_wireless_configuration_cmds.keys.find { |key| Autodetect.which(key) } if key.nil?
+	# should crash if there is no wireless command installed
+	NetworkCommands.cmd_wireless_configuration = possible_wireless_configuration_cmds[key.not_nil!]
 
+	key = Context.prefered_dhcp_client
+	key = possible_dhcp_clients.keys.find { |key| Autodetect.which(key) } if key.nil?
+	# should not crash if there is no dhcp client on the system
+	NetworkCommands.cmd_dhcp_client = possible_dhcp_clients[key] unless key.nil?
+	NetworkCommands.cmd_sysctl                 = NetworkCommands::SysctlCommand
+when "OpenBSD"
+	NetworkCommands.cmd_network_configuration  = NetworkCommands::OpenBSDIfconfigCommand
+	NetworkCommands.cmd_wireless_configuration = NetworkCommands::OpenBSDIfconfigCommand
+	NetworkCommands.cmd_dhcp_client            = NetworkCommands::OpenBSDDHClientCommand
+	NetworkCommands.cmd_sysctl                 = NetworkCommands::OpenBSDSysctlCommand
+end
 
 files = Array(String).new
 Dir.children("#{Context.root}/etc/").each do |f|
diff --git a/src/context.cr b/src/context.cr
index 503e420..d660cdb 100644
--- a/src/context.cr
+++ b/src/context.cr
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 class Context
 	class_property root : String = "/"
 	
+	class_property os : String?
+
 	class_property keydir : String = "/etc/network/keydir"
 
 	class_property simulation = false
diff --git a/src/do.cr b/src/do.cr
index 6a2ed9c..f8db0a5 100644
--- a/src/do.cr
+++ b/src/do.cr
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 class Do < Process
 	class_property simulation = false
 
-	def self.run(cmd : String, params : Array(String) = nil)
+	def self.run(cmd : String, params = [] of String)
 		if @@simulation
 			puts "simulation, do: #{cmd} #{params.join(" ")}"
 			Process::Status.new 0
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class Do < Process
 		end
 	end
 
-	def self.run(cmd : String, params : Array(String) = nil, &block : Process -> _)
+	def self.run(cmd : String, params = [] of String, &block : Process -> _)
 		if @@simulation
 			puts "simulation, do: #{cmd} #{params.join(" ")}"
 			Process::Status.new 0
diff --git a/src/network_commands.cr b/src/network_commands.cr
index 9c8cf3c..42c788d 100644
--- a/src/network_commands.cr
+++ b/src/network_commands.cr
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 
 # TODO: OpenBSD: no '-w' parameter for sysctl
-# TODO: OpenBSD: ifconfig scan
+# TODO: OpenBSD: test scanning for wireless AP with ifconfig
 # TODO: Linux: description with ip-* command family
 
 class NetworkCommands
 	class_property cmd_network_configuration : IfconfigCommand.class | IPCommand.class = IfconfigCommand
 	class_property cmd_wireless_configuration : IfconfigCommand.class | IWCommand.class | NotSetup.class = NotSetup
 	class_property cmd_dhcp_client : UDHCPCCommand.class | DHClientCommand.class | NotSetup.class = NotSetup
+	class_property cmd_sysctl : SysctlCommand.class | OpenBSDSysctlCommand.class | NotSetup.class = NotSetup
 
 	class DNS
 		property addresses : Array(String)
@@ -136,6 +137,12 @@ class NetworkCommands
 		end
 	end
 
+	class OpenBSDDHClientCommand < DHClientCommand
+		def self.dhcp6(ifname : String)
+			puts "TODO: dhcp6 on OpenBSD"
+		end
+	end
+
 	class IfconfigCommand
 		def self.interface_exists(name : String)
 			Do.run("ifconfig", [ name ]).success?
@@ -193,7 +200,36 @@ class NetworkCommands
 
 		# ifconfig also performs wireless configuration on some OSs
 		def self.scan(name : String)
-			puts "TODO: (ifconfig) ifconfig ifname scan | grep SSID"
+			puts "TODO: (ifconfig) cannot get SSID with ifconfig on Linux"
+		end
+	end
+
+	class OpenBSDIfconfigCommand < IfconfigCommand
+		# get the available SSID
+		def self.scan(ifname : String) : Array(String)
+			ssids = Array(String).new
+
+			Do.run("ifconfig", [ ifname, "scan" ]) do |p|
+				p.output.each_line do |line|
+					ssid = /nwid (?<ssid>[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)/.match(line).try &.["ssid"]
+
+					unless ssid.nil?
+						ssids << ssid
+					end
+				end
+			end
+
+			if ssids.empty?
+				raise "(openbsd ifconfig) cannot get ssid list from #{ifname}"
+			end
+
+			ssids
+		end
+
+		def self.autoconfiguration(ifname : String)
+			unless Do.run("ifconfig", [ ifname, "inet6", "autoconf" ]).success?
+				raise "(openbsd ifconfig) Cannot set IPv6 autoconfiguration on #{ifname}"
+			end
 		end
 	end
 
@@ -246,9 +282,24 @@ class NetworkCommands
 
 		def self.description(name : String, description : String)
 			puts "TODO: (ip) setup description '#{description}' to interface #{name}"
-			# unless Do.run("ip", [ "link", "set", "description", description, "dev", name ]).success?
-			# 	raise "(ip) Cannot set description #{description} to #{name}"
-			# end
+		end
+	end
+
+	class SysctlCommand
+		def self.autoconfiguration(ifname : String)
+			unless Do.run("sysctl", [ "-w", "net.ipv6.conf.#{ifname}.autoconf=1" ]).success?
+				raise "(sysctl) cannot set 'net.ipv6.conf.#{ifname}.autoconf=1'"
+			end
+
+			unless Do.run("sysctl", [ "-w", "net.ipv6.conf.#{ifname}.accept_ra=1" ]).success?
+				raise "(sysctl) cannot set 'net.ipv6.conf.#{ifname}.accept_ra=1'"
+			end
+		end
+	end
+
+	class OpenBSDSysctlCommand
+		def self.autoconfiguration(ifname : String)
+			OpenBSDIfconfigCommand.autoconfiguration ifname
 		end
 	end
 
@@ -309,13 +360,13 @@ class NetworkCommands
 	end
 
 	def self.autoconfiguration(ifname : String)
-		# TODO: no '-w' option on openbsd
-		unless Do.run("sysctl", [ "-w", "net.ipv6.conf.#{ifname}.autoconf=1" ]).success?
-			raise "(sysctl) cannot set 'net.ipv6.conf.#{ifname}.autoconf=1'"
-		end
+		cmd = @@cmd_sysctl
 
-		unless Do.run("sysctl", [ "-w", "net.ipv6.conf.#{ifname}.accept_ra=1" ]).success?
-			raise "(sysctl) cannot set 'net.ipv6.conf.#{ifname}.accept_ra=1'"
+		case cmd
+		when NotSetup.class
+			raise "cannot autoconfigure IPv6"
+		else
+			cmd.autoconfiguration ifname
 		end
 	end