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["Niels Dettenbach (Syndicat IT&Internet)" <nd AT syndicat.com>]

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Maximi89 <maximi89 AT gmail.com> schrieb:

>> The tool need to be a script with GUI to change the DNS with just a
>click.

Shure, but setting up networking is usually done during install or setup with 
a distribution-typical setup framework.

If you build something around that infrastructures you don't get distributors 
as your friend...

i.e.: If you think just writing into a resolv.conf does the job you are 
widely wrong as i.e. Debian, Ubuntu and even others with i.e. ppp installed 
handles that file dynamically. If you write something to there by hand, you 
will breal the distributions setup and/or your configs got lost after i.e. 
each reconnect aso..

If OpenNIC wants to be a real alternative to the current DNS it must fit into 
the existing network setup frameworks/tools. It may nice to have i.e. a 
browsers plugin but this a.) is just web and b.) is unreliable from the 
systems view.

A console tool which selects the "best" or "nearest" T2s etc. should 
capsulate the full logic - i.e.:

        #opennicselect

ouputs just i.e. resolv.conf format with two servers:

        nameserver      4.5.6.7
        nameserver      3.4.5.6

while i.e.:

        #opennicselect -s 3 -plain

puts out 3 found nameservers linewise and plain i.e.:

        4.5.6.7
        3.4.5.6
        9.8.7.6

a

        #opennicselect >> /etc/resolc.conf

would write a regarding resolv.conf (if someone really want's this)

Another thing could be a "interactive mode: like:

        #opennicselect -i

continent?

        1.) USA
        2.) EU
        3.) ASIA

2
country?

        1.) France
        2.) Germany
        3.) Netherland
        4.) UK

2
how many T2 servers?

2

output:
1.2.3.4
2.3.4.5

aso...

Most system and network configuration GUIs on linux distris are using console 
tools like ifconfig, ip, route, nmap, traceroute and more. But as many 
different systems has many different GUIs AND network setup frameworks it 
would make less sense to write one tool for all of them incl. one GUI and one 
networking setup logic.

If you really want to grow with OpenNIC, you must reach not only end users, 
but semi pro to pro users as they will build and run the infrastructure for 
the end users. If you want to get distributors on your side you have to 
deliver tools which they easily can integrate in their ascii as graphical GUI 
tools.


best regards,


Niels.


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Niels Dettenbach
Syndicat IT&Internet
http://www.syndicat.com
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