"Z." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Hello there, 
> 

Hi,


> I just finished an FTP install of the latest SNF version and I'm impressed with the 
>way it looks. The functionality for just about everything seems to be there, but I 
>did run into a few things that may be considered for change before it's officially 
>released. Please bear with me:
> 

As I said : 
any constructive comments and suggestions are always welcomed :)

> 1. The DMZ zone is entered as one of the default zones, along with LAN and WAN. If 
>it is not going to be used and you choose to delete the DMZ zone, the rules for it 
>still remain in the policies and rules sections. I think it would be good to have any 
>policies and rules that implicitly list a specific zone as a source or destination be 
>removed when that zone is removed. It's not necessary to have rules and policies in 
>place for a zone that doesn't exist. Sure you can go in and remove each of these 
>rules/policies one at a time but it could be simpler.

very good idea ... I'll that function in the backend (eventually
a Disable/Remove function which is not exactly the same thing)

> 2. On rules and policies (both) after customizing the defaults and hitting apply, 
>the screen refreshes and the policies/rules list is gone. Because of this you don't 
>know if the changes you made were actually applied. You can hit a link on the left 
>navigation menu and then go back to the policies/rules and then you'll see your rules.

I know about that problem ... this works with Netscape but it doesn't with
Mozilla and Ie ... it's on the TODO list :)

> 
> 3. On the VPN config page there is a message stating: "Look at help page before to 
>start the configuration" should probably read "Look at the help page before starting 
>the configuration". Aside from the issue of semantics and where is the help page 
>anyways? Some of the other pages do actually have a help button at the bottom, but 
>this page specifically references a help page which doesn't have a link on the page. 
>Also there is a message that states "This part allow you to define IPSEC and IPIP 
>tunnels with end points" should be corrected to say "This part allows you to define 
>IPSEC and IPIP tunnels with end points"

I know about that ... I didn't update the VPN yet but I will do it be by
the end of the week (this time for sure)

> 4. When selecting to "Add and Interface manually" from the Network Card screen you 
>are presented with the following message:
> 
> "The corresponding module will be loaded in memory and will try to detect your card. 
>You may have to give additionnal informations to this module: most often the I/O port 
>(io=0x300 for instance), and eventually the irq (irq=5 for instance)."
> 
> The word "additional" has one too many of the letter "n".

you're right again

> Also when modifying the interface configuration, the phrase "IP Address" is 
>incorrectly shown as "IP Adress". This is also the case within the "Internet Access" 
>screen, as well as the subsections of "Internet Access".

will change that

> 
> 5. In the "Services" section, one of the Web Proxy modes is "Manual with 
>authentification", which should actually be "Manual with authentication"

oups,

> 6. On the top of the main "Firewall Rules" page is the following message:
> 
> "This section allows the control of all zones, interfaces, hosts, masquerading NAT, 
>Proxy ARP, Default Policy and Restrict acces Rules" The word "access" is missing an 
>"s". On that same page at the bottom is the message "! Warning ! CLEAR remove all 
>rules from your Firewall", the word "remove" should be replaced with "removes"

right again

> 7. In the "Zones setup" section, the message at the top "Look at help page before to 
>start the configuration " should say "Look at the help page before starting the 
>configuration" and this is another page that has no Help button even though it's 
>referenced.
> 

right ... the help pages were not updated yet :) this is the "documentation
departement" 's job which comes after/with the developpement work. They are
working the 8.2 version right now ...

> 8. Under "Monitoring" section, the System Usage graph has some issues:
> 
> The CPU load graph at the top has a reference beneath it that states: "Load Average 
>one mesure each 5 minutes". This should be "Load Average: One measurement every 5 
>minutes".

right again

> The MEM SIZE graph at the bottom has the following reference list:
> 
> Ram menory one mesure each 5 minutes (Should say RAM memory: One measurement every 5 
>minutes)
> Ram menory free one mesure each 5 minutes (should say RAM memory free: One 
>measurement every 5 minutes)
> Swap memory used one mesure each 5 minutes (should say Swap memory used: One 
>measurement every 5 minutes)
> Memory used for cache one mesure each 5 minutes (should say Memory used for cache: 
>One measurement every 5 minutes)

should I repeat myself ;o) ?
 
> If you drill down into these graphs by clicking on them, the subsections need the 
>same changes as well.

ok

> 
> 9. Under the main Tools section there's a sentence:
> "This section provide tools to do maintenace tasks" would be better phrased "This 
>section provides tools for maintenace tasks.

you mean maintanance not maintenace, right ?
 
> 10. In the Logs section, one of the log types is "Authentification". This should say 
>"Authentication"

ok

> 
> 11. There doesn't appear to be a defined timeout set for the web administration, I'm 
>not sure if this is by design or not but a 10 - 15 minute timeout may not be a bad 
>idea.

of course there is one:
check the /var/www-naat/html/en/secure/php_libs/path.php file

> 12. If you select to turn on the caching nameserver, it does create a named.conf 
>file correctly but there is no port 53 listener to pick up requests directed at the 
>firewall. It appears that bind is not listed as a snf dependency, although it 
>probably should be so that if anyone chooses to run this caching nameserver option it 
>will function the way it appears it should instead of having to install bind and then 
>rely on snf to configure it.

right again,

thank you for your email and your corrections/suggestions.


have a nice day,
-- 
Florin                  http://www.mandrakesoft.com

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