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Hi Mitch, On Thu, 2004-04-08 at 14:34, Mitch (WebCob) wrote: > > The main two reasons I can think of are 1. Everyone has a web browser > > these days, and 2. The additional time needed to design a new text-based > > serial interface could well be put to better use developing the product > > in ways that the majority of its users could benefit from. > > > > Think you are missing the point here... if he HAD a web browser he could use > it - if he's trying to do out of band management (something important to > those of us finicky about high availability, remote access, or recovery from > stupid mistakes). Yes, I know aboot OOB Management, and personally, I think it is a handy thing. Having a re-think aboot the applications for m0n0wall, I can see that it has quite a future, and OOB management, while not a huge market now, could be a much more needed feature in m0n0wall in the future. In other words, yes, I can see m0n0wall being used in more and more corporate networks - it is a really nice firewall. > > The fewer accounts, the less software, and the fewer services running on > > a firewall, the less vulnerable it will be. > > Doesn't involve any new services or any changes - I wasn't proposing that... > > Getty is run for the console - a serial console with a serial login could > accomplish the same thing, BUT also gives the user "root" access and a > command prompt - replacing the shell with a browser pointing to the already > written web interface is more secure - the addition of a text browser is > admittedly an addition on something trimmed for space like mono though - but > anyway - I wasn't saying he SHOULD do this, only that it MIGHT work. Actually, I think that this could become a more frequently asked for feature in the future, so thinking aboot it now may be well worth it. > > Yes, the same principle applies, but what's wrong with the nice, clean, > > friendly, usable interface that Manuel has already put time and effort > > into? > > And this uses the existing work - my suggestion simply allows the asker to > do it over a com port.,... which would allow him to have something like a > dial in backup for remote management or serial link to a remotely mounted > box - WHY? I don't know - was just trying to answer the question. We were all trying to answer the question. I've just changed my answer, that's all. :) -- Regards, Hilton Travis Phone: +61-(0)7-3343-3889 Manager, Quark AudioVisual Phone: +61-(0)419-792-394 Quark Computers http://www.QuarkAV.com/ (Brisbane, Australia) http://www.QuarkAV.net/ Open Source Projects: http://www.ares-desktop.org/ http://www.mamboband.org/ Non Linear Video Editing Solutions & Digital Audio Workstations Network Administration, SmoothWall Firewalls, NOD32 AntiVirus Conference and Seminar AudioVisual Production and Recording War doesn't determine who is right. War determines who is left. |