If ya'll could give me some leads on where to get some software that might plug into the system I describe below, it'd be much appreciated. I'm willing to write some code, but would rather work with stuff a bit more polished. :)
I'm looking to build a router box for my parents new cable modem. But since they live several hours away, I'd like to have it as easy to manage as possible without them having to become intimate with Linux. I've played with different propietary routers and like the web based configuration tools that come with them. So I'd like to incorporate that kind of configuration tool in if possible. I'm also looking for some kind of web-based way to access samba/nfs/local drives via a web interface. So you'd log in from the outside, be able to browse to a computer on the internal network and grab a file you need. And also be able to upload files. The browsing of remote computers isn't critical, but the web-enabled local file access would be nescessary. Ideally I'd like to be able to have them just connect to a drive over a VPN, but being parents, and with them using a smorgasborg of different Windoze versions, which some are community machines in offices, I'd rather not have to deal with that pain. Hence the plain jane web interface. Also, a nice interface to a backup system would be very useful. Something that can step them through selecting things to be backed up, telling them when to put a new CD-R in the burner. I think you get the idea. All web-based would be best so it's not dependent on anything on the client side. Also, if you know of any commercial product out there that is already doing most of this, that might be the way to go as well. I just read about a PVR (Digeo) with some other handy home network features being released: http://slashdot.org/articles/02/11/18/139245.shtml Thanks in advance for any ideas. I'm a bit out of touch with what the state of the art is nowadays in this arena. Used to do everything by hand, I hope it's progressed a bit since I last built Linux routers. (96-98) -Matt _______________________________________________ Siglinux mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.utacm.org/mailman/listinfo/siglinux
