News

It seems the article about ONA has been published in the December ‘08 issue of Linux Journal. You’ll find it on page 42 in the “Fresh from the Labs” column by John Knight. I assume some of you are here because of that article, and I welcome you! The article is a good introduction that the tool exists but of course does not cover all of the details that the tool has to offer. Please check out the demo, the list of features, or post something in the forum. I’ve recently made a lot of progress with the DNS and DHCP configuration build scripts so stay tuned for those to be released. There are several other nice tools to check out as well. Feel free to send an email to matt@opennetadmin.com and give me feedback or ask me questions. Ohh and I’m still looking for a logo if anyone would like to contribute one! Thanks for visiting and enjoy!

Yes, I’m still here. I noticed its been awhile since I’ve posted an update. It seems strange though, I thought that I had posted an update when I made the last release. Either I lost it or I just plain didnt post it. Ohh well, I’m here to say that things are still going pretty well on ONA.

I’ve been spending the most recent weeks on some cosmetic changes that I’d like to put online. They are not going as well as I had hoped but maybe I’ll get them in sometime.

I have been getting a lot done, however, with some backend things. These are the important things like DNS and DHCP configuration build scripts and a Cisco device configuration backup tool. I’ve got a few people who are gearing up for some testing, and I hope that others might be interested in testing and giving feedback as well. If you are, please email me to inquire about testing the code.

One last thing, I want to encourage everyone who has even a little interest in this project to help out. Documentation, testing etc are something that I could use help with. Also, just send me an email and let me know how the tool is doing for you and what thoughts you have on it. The more interaction and encouragement I get from you the more it drives me to work on the project. Post in the forum or just email me directly here. Thanks!

Ok, it’s finally here! The latest version is out with several new features that I’m sure many will like. Go to the download page to get it!

• PTR zone changes -- I’ve adjusted how PTR domains are stored and tracked in the system. This requires that all PTR records be part of a valid PTR domain in the system. To ensure that these domains exist, if you add a new subnet that is in an IP range that is not covered by an existing PTR domain, you will be prompted to create one at that time. This might be a bit confusing at first, but it is necessary.
• Firefox 3.0 fixes -- There were some rendering issues with the “task bar” and the canvas pie chart.
• Locations -- Now you can track basic information about the location of a device.
• Custom Attributes -- The ability to add user defined bits of information. (first draft of this one)
• Example .htaccess file for restricting the dcm.pl tool
• Subnet display page now uses workspace plugins while rendering.
• Many bug fixes...

Have a go at it, don’t forget to run the upgrade php script if you are upgrading, and please post some comments/feedback etc. in the forum!

Ok, so my last news item about an update coming soon did not take into account that apparently summer time is a much more busy time in my life. I am still making progress however and have been making some deep level updates that are taking longer than I had expected. There are some new developments with PTR records I had to deal with.

The good news is that I at least now have a forum set up. I hope that you will find it useful to ask questions and more importantly, leave your thoughts on how things are working out. The more comments and suggestions I get the better. This is a fairly new project and the more input from the public I can get, the better!.

So, drop us a comment in the forum and help get it going! Thanks!

I figured I’d let you know that I’m working on a few things. It’s been pretty busy for me with some trips for work, etc. Here is a list of some of the stuff that is coming soon in the next version.

• Firefox 3.0 fixes -- There were some rendering issues with the “task bar” and the canvas pie chart.
• Locations -- Now you can track basic information about the location of a device.
• Custom Attributes -- The ability to add user defined bits of information. (first draft of this one)
• Many bug fixes.. Some DNS related things etc.

Anyway, I’m still here. Just trying to find time for everything in my life. Thanks!