Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1998 00:12:02 +0200 From: Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai <asmodai@wxs.nl> To: "Andrew Hannam" <hannama@fan.net.au> Cc: "FreeBSDSmall" <freebsd-small@FreeBSD.ORG>, "AndrzejBialecki" <abial@nask.pl> Subject: RE: Command-line i/f (Re: PicoBSD) Message-ID: <Version.32.19981006001150.0101e430@pop.wxs.nl>
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At 14:00 05-10-98 , you wrote:
>> > >> grouping of commands under another keyword, for example: ip,
>> ipx, dial,
>> > etc...
>
>As long as you are doing the hierarchy breakdown of commands - why not do it
>as a set of web page constructs. A tiny web server, a few text files (html
>pages - forget pictures) and possibly a command interpreter of any flavour.
>This approach is easier for the administrator (no command set to learn).
>Management of the various parts of the system can be separated into separate
>'cgi-bin' programs of either compiled or interpreted variety depending on
>the situation.
At this point, I find WWW pages not the top priority, the idea might be
very useful later on in the development, offcourse, one could keep
sidenotes about implementing it in order to ease it's process later on, but
at this point I say, let's start with an engine first and then enhance it...
[snip of catch]
>There are two solutions to this...
>a) Have a serial (or something else) connection just to set the initial IP
>address.
Like configuring a Cisco/Shiva router for the first time...
>b) Use the scheme that many standalone devices such as print servers use.
>Until an IP address is programmed via the web front end - all non-broadcast
>addresses sent to the ethernet card are accepted. Using a static ARP entry
>for the device with any suitable IP address is then sufficient to talk to it
>in this initial state.
Sounds acceptable...
Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven / Asmodai <asmodai(at)wxs.nl>
ICQ-UIN: 1564317 .:. Ninth Circle Enterprises
Network/Security Specialist
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