On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:32:19 -0500 "H.S." <[email protected]> wrote:
> H.S. wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I vaguely recall that we can somehow "copy" or mirror the configuration > > interface (accessible via a browser) of a modem or a router to a local > > hard disk. This can be then browsed from that saved copy. Anybody know > > if we have tools or packages in Debian to do so? > > > > The objective is to 'mirror' the configuration of a modem so that I can > > walk the user through the configuration steps whenever need be (I can > > click through the interface on my copy and the user will be browsing his > > modem's actual interface). I don't have an answer for you, but I'm having trouble imagining that there can really be any solution for the general case. These units, at least the home / SOHO types with which I'm familiar, all use proprietary web based interfaces, often with lots of (yuck) javascript. For any given interface, I suppose one could write some sort of scraper, but how could this be implemented as a general tool? Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
