Re: Suggestions for a simple configuration management web application
On 11 Mar 2008 at 11:54, Richard wrote: > Hey all, > > I am trying to find a simple, modular web based configuration > application and am having a little trouble. Basically, I need > something to do some simple configurations on an appliance similar to > something like a laser printer. You know the little web based menu > you get when you hit your local Lexmark C530dn or HP LaserJet and it > allows you to change the IP address, set the printer name, and get > some feedback on how many pages you've printed? That's what I want. Your requirements aren't as straight forward as you might think. You want an appliance that can change the config of any device. It sounds like you assuming that all hardware devices have a standard API for configuring. They don't. Each manufacturer will have their own. You might be able to use arp to configure the mac address/IP address on the device but that's about all you could do with arp. Getting page counts and other hardware specific information will require detailed access to the hardware API if one exists. > I tried to look at webmin and possibly building my own modules, but > I'm based on Debian and webmin has fallen out of favor. My next > thought was to write a little something, possibly based on > TemplateToolkit but that seems a little excessive. I also played > around with the idea of ripping the GUI out of m0n0wall and using it > to base my stuff on, but that didn't seem very clean. Won't cups provide you with some of the functionality you want. > I would rather use and contribute to something that is pre-existing in > the OSS world than to start my own project. My time is limited and > I'm not that great of a programmer. :) Anyway, it's hard to believe > that no-one has ever created a simple little web app that can be > extended with modules. Do you know of anything that I could use as a > jumping off point? An good application framework would be Catalyst but I am not sure that a framework is what your after. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/
Re: Suggestions for a simple configuration management web application
On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 2:54 PM, Richard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey all, > > I am trying to find a simple, modular web based configuration > application and am having a little trouble. Basically, I need > something to do some simple configurations on an appliance similar to > something like a laser printer. You know the little web based menu > you get when you hit your local Lexmark C530dn or HP LaserJet and it > allows you to change the IP address, set the printer name, and get > some feedback on how many pages you've printed? That's what I want. > > I tried to look at webmin and possibly building my own modules, but > I'm based on Debian and webmin has fallen out of favor. My next > thought was to write a little something, possibly based on > TemplateToolkit but that seems a little excessive. I also played > around with the idea of ripping the GUI out of m0n0wall and using it > to base my stuff on, but that didn't seem very clean. > > I would rather use and contribute to something that is pre-existing in > the OSS world than to start my own project. My time is limited and > I'm not that great of a programmer. :) Anyway, it's hard to believe > that no-one has ever created a simple little web app that can be > extended with modules. Do you know of anything that I could use as a > jumping off point? Look into CGI::Application. Of course, you will have to figure out how to do the communication between the perl script and your appliance. Sean -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/
Re: Suggestions for a simple configuration management web application
If you are based on debian, than you probably use CUPS for serving printers. It already has a web based administration interface on port 631. So if you type localhost:631 in the addressbar of your browser then you get what you want (if CUPS is running). For more info see the CUPS documentation. Tamas Varju > Hey all, > > I am trying to find a simple, modular web based configuration > application and am having a little trouble. Basically, I need > something to do some simple configurations on an appliance similar to > something like a laser printer. You know the little web based menu > you get when you hit your local Lexmark C530dn or HP LaserJet and it > allows you to change the IP address, set the printer name, and get > some feedback on how many pages you've printed? That's what I want. > > I tried to look at webmin and possibly building my own modules, but > I'm based on Debian and webmin has fallen out of favor. My next > thought was to write a little something, possibly based on > TemplateToolkit but that seems a little excessive. I also played > around with the idea of ripping the GUI out of m0n0wall and using it > to base my stuff on, but that didn't seem very clean. > > I would rather use and contribute to something that is pre-existing in > the OSS world than to start my own project. My time is limited and > I'm not that great of a programmer. :) Anyway, it's hard to believe > that no-one has ever created a simple little web app that can be > extended with modules. Do you know of anything that I could use as a > jumping off point? > > Thanx! > Richard > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/
