Re: Request for comment: a new software to manage linux networking features

2008-02-17 Thread namnd
Hello Martin, Hello Nam, I am the author of netconf (http://netconf.alioth.debian.org), which Brian has already introduced in another post to this thread. I am very interested in your work because all the issues you highlight in your mail are core to my motivations for writing netconf. You are

Re: Request for comment: a new software to manage linux networking features

2008-02-17 Thread namnd
Hendrik Sattler wrote: Am Sonntag 17 Februar 2008 schrieb namnd: In this case, the configuration is as easy as: The ppp stanza should not contain authentication information. Especially since username/password only covers the most simple authentication method. And other parts

Re: Request for comment: a new software to manage linux networking features

2008-02-17 Thread namnd
Tzafrir Cohen wrote: It is part of the base system. And people will have to manipulate it even when the web interface is not available. Think of using globs and stats. Also think of creative usages of symlinks. Well, I guess that it is up to me to "think" (demonstrate fisibility) here. Otherwise

Re: Request for comment: a new software to manage linux networking features

2008-02-17 Thread namnd
Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: * The configuration file is in XML so netupdown can handle sophisticated configuration. Editing the XML the configuration by hand or by software will be easy and comfortable. Forgive me, but "yeah right!" Have you ever actually edited XML by hand? Try tweaking a

Request for comment: a new software to manage linux networking features

2008-02-17 Thread namnd
s available for education/research/review usage. Best regards, Nam PS: I have sent an email to this mailing list but it doesn't appear, perhaps because of the attachment, so I post the links instead http://routeskeeper.com/namnd/generalgateway/generalgateway_2.1.2_i386.deb http://routes