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This thread got me thinking too. I've often wanted an admin tool for IPs, assets, and services. Today I got thinking that maybe mydns could be a start. Most IPs have names assigned to them. I know m0n0wall is a firewall first and foremost, but as more non-firewall appliances are built off it (askozia, FreeNAS), it makes sense to me that a m0n0 core exist for extrapolation. That's why I'm excited about the unborn project, but the more I learn about it I see the goals are quite different and wider in scope than what I had in mind. I'm familiar with the howtos and tutorials available for rolling your own m0n0wall, and feel there's an opportunity to create a project to automate the process. Askozia did this to a certain extent with m0n0dev.php, but I'm thinking of something more like the image building process used by the wrts, sans gnu make, substituted by phing. On 8/9/07, Peter Boosten <peter at boosten dot org> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Lee Sharp wrote: > > Peter Boosten wrote: > >> Hi all, > >> > >> I must have missed the big picture, but what does IP Administration have > >> in common with a firewall? > > > > Most people with firewalls use IP addresses. Many of those are managed > > by the firewall. Some management solutions integrate with some > > firewalls. And there is a common interest for many users. I am sure a > > better solution will soon shake out, and after a few "This works" posts > > it will drop off. > > Yes, I can see the convience that would give. It's my believes however > that a firewall should only do what it's for: keep the bad traffic out. > I can even live with a DHCP server on board, since m0n0 (which I love > btw) is used in a SOHO environment as well. But those aren't exactly the > places where one would suspect an IP Administration tool. > > IPAM is for large(r) environments, and the more functionality you push > into a firewall, the more vulnerable your organisation gets whenever it > has been compromised. > > > > > However the best reason is that this list is one of the best collection > > of knowledgeable technical professionals anywhere. An occasional off > > topic post can lead to some very good software. This list has actually > > pointed me at two projects I am now actively involved in, AimSniff and > > zoneminder. (Also several other cool things I don't actively > > participate in) > > I can see the advantages of this argument, and I'm following this thread > with great pleasure. I was merely reacting on the fact that m0n0wall > should get IPAM functionality. > > Peter > - -- > http://www.boosten.org > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (MingW32) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFGu0KKrvsez6l/SvARAvCYAJ95fsffo6yZkGjNoMoQL1N9UiwtnACcDqC4 > gk1yId6W0wW76dMaWbh2CoI= > =mSMa > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: m0n0wall dash unsubscribe at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > For additional commands, e-mail: m0n0wall dash help at lists dot m0n0 dot ch > > -- My Blogs: http://www.docunext.com/ http://www.albertlash.com/ |