Re: [Leaf-devel] Grand New Firewall Paradigm

[Scott C. Best]

Mike:
        Two excellent points:

> What if I have a static IP from my ISP? Then I don't use DHCP, PPPoE, 
> etc. and won't have that DNS info.
> 
> I may either need or prefer to use IPs in certain situations. If you 
> don't allow me to define IPs I may perceive this as a barrier and I 
> won't use your code.
> 
> Example: Excel can read and write 1-2-3 files, execute 1-2-3 macros 
> and understands 1-2-3 keystrokes. This made Excel user friendly for 
> established Lotus users. 

        Very true. Whatever LEAF ends up supporting, it better
allow for seasoned users to pilot it with their lingua-franca:
IP#'s, protocols and ports. Further, I did not mean to imply that
*all* aspects of the firewall-router configuration should be
absent of IP#'s. The goal of 'wherever possible', though, seems
like a good one. For me, for portfw'ding to masq'd servers, I'm
as comfortable putting MACID's into my .conf as I would be setting 
up the client to be static, and then putting IP#'s in there instead.

        Again, though, good insight.

-Scott



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