I'm changing subject line 'cos this isn't about Dave's problem with 'wicked' any more; its not even about DHCP vs static. On 04/02/2016 07:02 AM, Per Jessen wrote:
Honestly, I think not. I have no idea what you're talking about above, but as you say, it's not about DHCP vs. static addressing.
You brought up configuring and vi. I responded with GUI. Not all devices have any or all of pushbuttons, tftp load of config, serial port. Some, idiotically in my opinion, have a management port and need a vendor propitiatory management tool using a proprietary protocol. I choose not to use those. I hope you concur. I brought up GUI because all the consumer devices I've used and seen and and encountered with friends and relatives, as well as the professional gear I've used have "http" GUI interfaces. Some of those, all of the professional, have the ability to save config to a file and reload, but I've only seen reload managed from the GUI, not forced down their throat with some other mechanism. I like the idea of having devices 'once configured, stay configured" and not get altered because some stray hacker set up a rogue tftp server that the device found on reboot, because it was not explicitly configured to do otherwise. I like setups where small oversight class mistakes aren't critical :-) -- A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org