[opensuse] Firewall/routes rules GUI

2007-05-04 Thread Hans van der Merwe
I just checked out IT guy setting up routes and firewall rules on its Win2003 servers - really have come a long way - nice GUI with click, dropdown of machines/people/groups (ala ActiveDir). Dont get me wrong, I never touch the stuff, but its getting really difficult to argue Linux firewall, routi

Re: [opensuse] Firewall/routes rules GUI

2007-05-08 Thread Damon Register
Hans van der Merwe wrote: Thx, ye I know about these, but really go take a look at the new Win2003 firewall config builder - I think the OSS community should take note and impl something similar (cant be hard to do, fwbuilder can be made to look like it I think) I am not familiar with the Win20

Re: [opensuse] Firewall/routes rules GUI

2007-05-08 Thread peter nikolic
On Tuesday 08 May 2007, Damon Register wrote: > Hans van der Merwe wrote: > > Thx, ye I know about these, but really go take a look at the new Win2003 > > firewall config builder - I think the OSS community should take note > > and impl something similar (cant be hard to do, fwbuilder can be made

Re: [opensuse] Firewall/routes rules GUI

2007-05-09 Thread Hans van der Merwe
On Tue, 2007-05-08 at 15:19 +0100, peter nikolic wrote: > On Tuesday 08 May 2007, Damon Register wrote: > > Hans van der Merwe wrote: > > > Thx, ye I know about these, but really go take a look at the new Win2003 > > > firewall config builder - I think the OSS community should take note > > > and

Re: [opensuse] Firewall/routes rules GUI

2007-05-16 Thread Russell Jones
**Hans van der Merwe wrote: On Tue, 2007-05-08 at 15:19 +0100, peter nikolic wrote: On Tuesday 08 May 2007, Damon Register wrote: Hans van der Merwe wrote: Thx, ye I know about these, but really go take a look at the new Win2003 firewall config builder - I think the OSS communi

Re: [opensuse] Firewall/routes rules GUI

2007-05-16 Thread Hans van der Merwe
On Wed, 2007-05-16 at 14:45 +0100, Russell Jones wrote: > **Hans van der Merwe wrote: > > On Tue, 2007-05-08 at 15:19 +0100, peter nikolic wrote: > > > >> On Tuesday 08 May 2007, Damon Register wrote: > >> > >>> Hans van der Merwe wrote: > >>> > Thx, ye I know about these, but

Re: [opensuse] Firewall/routes rules GUI

2007-05-04 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Fri, 2007-05-04 at 07:58 +, Hans van der Merwe wrote: > > At the moment all ammo I have is that Win is expensive and locks you > into the Win platform (which is a point at out shop, seeing everything > is already win based). > > How is software amortised in your shop? What kind of perce

Re: [opensuse] Firewall/routes rules GUI

2007-05-04 Thread James P. Bland
On Fri, 2007-05-04 at 07:58 +, Hans van der Merwe wrote: > I just checked out IT guy setting up routes and firewall rules on its > Win2003 servers - really have come a long way - nice GUI with click, > dropdown of machines/people/groups (ala ActiveDir). > Dont get me wrong, I never touch the st

Re: [opensuse] Firewall/routes rules GUI

2007-05-05 Thread Hans van der Merwe
On Fri, 2007-05-04 at 21:13 -0400, James P. Bland wrote: > On Fri, 2007-05-04 at 07:58 +, Hans van der Merwe wrote: > > I just checked out IT guy setting up routes and firewall rules on its > > Win2003 servers - really have come a long way - nice GUI with click, > > dropdown of machines/people