From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 21 07:36:31 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5ED0337B404 for ; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 07:36:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: from diana.northnetworks.ca (att-ws20.switchview.com [216.13.70.20]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E2B243F85 for ; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 07:36:30 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from iaccounts@northnetworks.ca) Received: from diana.northnetworks.ca (localhost.northnetworks.ca [127.0.0.1]) h3LEaUhQ060785 for ; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 10:36:30 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from iaccounts@northnetworks.ca) Received: from localhost (iaccounts@localhost)h3LEaTgR060782 for ; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 10:36:29 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: diana.northnetworks.ca: iaccounts owned process doing -bs Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 10:36:29 -0400 (EDT) From: Steve Bertrand To: freebsd In-Reply-To: <20030421102030.B54122-100000@diana.northnetworks.ca> Message-ID: <20030421103522.W54122-100000@diana.northnetworks.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: Re: VPN Gateway Web Interface X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 14:36:31 -0000 > I have been deploying FBSD VPN Routers all over the place, but got an > opportunity through the ISP that I work for to play with a MultiTech VPN > Gateway device over the weekend. It is pretty good as I hacked the root > account and looked through the php docs on the Linux system. > > I disagree with the licensing model, and want to build my own interface > for my Free boxes that do identical functions to the multitech. I would > like to build with perl and am wondering how one would seriously go about > starting up such a project. I think I found a start: http://neon1.net/m0n0wall/ Appears as though DNS lookup takes a while, but it will load eventually. Steve > > I have built many ISP related web interface tools, but none the size of > this, and certainly do not have time to do it all myself. > > Some of the ideas that I have include: > > - Auto install of system, including appropriate ports (httpd, squid, BIND, > raccoon, etc) > - Auto configuration of Kernel to perform NAT, IPSEC, BRIDGE, IPFIREWAL, > etc. > - Complete web interface for management of unit (in Perl) > > Hopefully there are others out there who rely heavily on FreeBSD for > routing, NAT, Firewall and vpn solutions that see a need/want for this > type of idea and would be willing to at least discuss where something like > this could start. > > A good web interface would also provide a method for lower-level support > staff to set up cpe instead of doing it all manually ourselves. > > Tks, > > Steve Bertrand > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >