Hi Michael,
May I suggest a new trick :-)
Provided you have SSH access to your AstLinux box, from a typical Web Browser
box (OS X for me) from the terminal issue:
--
ssh -D5000 root@pbx
--
This establishes a SOCKS proxy via localhost:5000 on your Web Browser box to
your AstLinux box, then config your web browser to use the SOCKS proxy, for
example Firefox (image):
Firefox:
Preferences -> Advanced -> Network -> Connection: "Configure how Firefox
connects to the Internet" { Settings... }
Hit { OK }, and presto your web browser acts just as if it were sitting inside
your AstLinux box, just like "links" but with pictures, javascript, etc .
Give it a try, works quite well. Can be a handy trick to reach an IP Phones's
web interface that are not normally routable over the VPN.
So, does this change your feelings for "links" ?
Lonnie
On Jul 28, 2015, at 3:52 PM, Michael Keuter <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Lonnie,
>
> I use it mainly as a kind of emergency tool over VPN to access the WebGUI of
> a router, WLAN accesspoint, switch and such to e.g. reboot such a device,
> when I could not access these devices over http via VPN (e.g. when a route
> was missing, or a different gateway was set).
>
> It was not very often, but when I needed it, it was a real help. Therefor I
> would like to keep it.
> If it has to be stripped, it could be be stripped for devices with small RAM
> like Alix or net5501.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> Michael
>
>> Am 28.07.2015 um 22:25 schrieb Lonnie Abelbeck <[email protected]>:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> We just updated "links" (command line web browser) to the latest version in
>> the SVN, but does anyone actually use it?
>>
>> I think I asked this over in the devel list some years ago, but time to ask
>> again.
>>
>> While "links" is kind of cool in principle, without Javascript and without
>> Image support (as we build it) it's usefulness seems very limited anymore.
>> It does allow you to view the AstLinux web interface via a serial console,
>> but actually using it redefines the word 'tedious'.
>>
>> Also "links" is large in size, almost 1 MB.
>>
>> So, does anyone use "links" or see a way it could get you out of a jam ? If
>> yes, I would be very curious how you use it.
>>
>> On the other hand if "links" is dead weight for us, we should disable it in
>> the default AstLinux builds.
>>
>> Lonnie
>>
>>
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