Thanks Al. I really see a text output file as being very valuable to send to a network admin, or altering the IP and sending it to the webmaster to make DNS changes for a publicly available record. While I might be capable of doing this, access and permission sometimes makes it impractical.
On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 6:33 PM, Alfred Campbell <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I am working on a solution to automatically add the required DNS > > records > > generated by the tool "sipx-dns" to Windows DNS server if applicable. > > Basically it uses a open source tool "winexe" and a Windows support > > tool > > DnsCmd.exe to achieve this. > > "winexe" allows Linux users to issue a command to remote Windows > > server. > > DnsCmd.exe is a windows support tool to interact with Windows DNS and > > can be downloaded from Microsoft website. > > > > For this, some provision needs to be done > > > > 1) DNS server IP of course > > 2) A Windows user credentials with admin privilege (username / > > password) > > 3) Also indication this is a windows DNS. > > > > I am looking into about the UI part for provision and integration > point > > with sipX. > > > > I am thinking this occurs in both system setup phase (initial value) > > and > > in sipXconfig (can be changed later). > > > > In system setup phase, this could be done at the DNS setting phase > > (inside sipxecs-setup-system). > > Inside sipXconifg, we should have an entry point dedicated for DNS > > setting for both Windows or Linux scenarios (Maybe move DNS advisor > > there too) > > > > Comments? > > I think the initial setup would be ok however not sure if that is the > easiest place to get feedback and make the user experience solid. In > sipXconfig in the DNS advisor would be the best place although if we add > this the name may need to change. Ideally a nice ability to add this and > corresponding warnings and also a way to revert any changes. > > > > > > Thanks > > Jason > > _______________________________________________ > > sipx-dev mailing list [email protected] > > List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-dev > > Unsubscribe: http://list.sipfoundry.org/mailman/listinfo/sipx-dev > > sipXecs IP PBX -- http://www.sipfoundry.org/ > _______________________________________________ > sipx-dev mailing list [email protected] > List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-dev > Unsubscribe: http://list.sipfoundry.org/mailman/listinfo/sipx-dev > sipXecs IP PBX -- http://www.sipfoundry.org/ > -- ====================== Tony Graziano, Manager Telephone: 434.984.8430 Fax: 434.984.8431 Email: [email protected] LAN/Telephony/Security and Control Systems Helpdesk: Telephone: 434.984.8426 Fax: 434.984.8427 Helpdesk Contract Customers: http://www.myitdepartment.net/gethelp/ Why do mathematicians always confuse Halloween and Christmas? Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec.
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