Re: [Blind-sysadmins] does anyone else hate the trend to web GUIsinnetwork equipment?

So that's interesting? Which part of their device was accessible? Could you actually open a browser and control the set top box or were you dealing with a centrally hosted site from ATT that remotely provisioned your set top? I have a receiver that has a web front end (which I actually like) but haven't seen that in many devices. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brent Harding" To: "Blind sysadmins list" Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 4:36 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] does anyone else hate the trend to web GUIsinnetwork equipment? Is there another way into the Uverse DVR boxes because they made their site totally inaccessible now for programming it when it used to be totally usable before. I practically came to depend on this for recording stuff on weekends or other times when I might not be around or listening to something online or whatever. If not, how hard is it to get a JFW script made so I can at least do the basics with it, set my shows to record, search for something, and delete old reruns that accumulate from doing series recording? Thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg B." To: "'Blind sysadmins list'" Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 4:57 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] does anyone else hate the trend to web GUIsin network equipment?

I don't think it is the fact that the equipment has a web based front end, the problem is JAVA. JAVA is one of those things that just doesn't want to cooperate with screen readers.

Greg B.

-----Original Message----- From: blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 4:48 PM 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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