I totally agree.
Coyote Point's load balancers are another example of this Java maddness. I
don't see why this trend is happening. The customers don't want it and it's
impossible to script.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Hodgson"
To: "Blind sysadmins list"
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 1:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] does anyone else hate the trend to web GUIs
in network equipment?
Hi,
ASA still has the CLI, but I do notice that some features are being farmed
out to the GUI, and that a lot of the tutorials are showing the GUI rather
than the CLI. I believe if you study for the exams, that you are still
shown the CLI primarily.
I find it more disturbing the proliferation of Java based admin tools on
hardware, rather than the web interface themselves. A good accessible web
interface is better than the Java stuff that is being shipped out by a lot
of these manufacturers. At work, for example, I was evaluating a spam catch
appliance that used a totally unnecessary Java front-end, making most of the
config inaccessible.
Java support is one thing I wish that screen reader manufacturers spent more
time with, rather than small features like sound management, dictionary
lookups and the like, because I am concerned that it is only going to get
more widespread.
Andrew.
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-----Original Message-----
From: blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org
[mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Scott
Granados
Sent: 04 August 2009 21:48
To: Blind sysadmins list
Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] does anyone else hate the trend to web GUIs in
network equipment?
I'm a little disturbed by a trend in network hardware where everything has
to have a web front end to configure. Even gear like the Cisco ASA has this
totally inaccessible java based ASDM thingy that sucks on a whole new level.
(even to sited users) What's happening to the command line? It's so much
better and more efficient for working with network elements and frankly for
servers.
Everyone tell your Cisco reps that this is a bad thing. (tm)
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