Things I've noticed.

[rlocone]

Hello All,

Since migrating over from Endian. I've noticed a few things.

1. Not able to view active connections.
2. Not able to see the nic card status (Connection speed, dropped packets, errors)
3. Not able to view DHCP leases.
4. No kernel log files.
5. I didn't notice NTP?
6. No SSH?
7. No Uptime, no why of knowing or keeping track.
8. No reports for cpu, swap, memory, disk space.
9. Can't see what services are running. However, you guys do it differently with the rack and the "Green/Red" lights.

However, it's a great product and much room for improvement. Keep up the good job guys!

[richie]

Hi.

Currently, OS access is restricted for support use only. Some features you might be looking for may be done within the OS.

Some of the features you noted can be accessed via GUI.

-Try installing untangle reports and view detailed reports. ( not sure if this is what you are looking for )

- To view dhcp leases got to router > dhcp > dhcp address map.

- SSH can be opened by going to config > support > allow remote support. ( this is normally used by support to troubleshoot problems on the box and not for user use )

Thanks for trying our product.

[rlocone]

Can you put custom DNS servers? I used to use OpenDNS, not my ISPs.

[richie]

You can use any DNS server ( public, isp, internal ) as long as it resolves hostnames.

[rlocone]

You can use any DNS server ( public, isp, internal ) as long as it resolves hostnames.

When you setup your external adapter you either set it manually or auto. There isn't an option to put your own DNS in auto mode. If you go manual then you have to provide an IP. That's not possible when my IP is dynamic.

[gotkimchi]

If you have a dynamic IP, you can check out our Advanced Tip of the day.
http://forums.untangle.com/showthread.php?t=67

[richie]

That is correct. You can set DNS only for static IPs. Do you have internal hosts that needs to be resolved that is why you need to set specific dns?

[rlocone]

That is correct. You can set DNS only for static IPs. Do you have internal hosts that needs to be resolved that is why you need to set specific dns?

1. OpenDNS is an alternative DNS servers that you can use without using your ISPs. This gives you some privacy and protection.

a. Protection from certain sites, even though Untangle already does this.
b. ISP can't track your port 53 lookups.

I do a lot of security stuff and really don't want my ISP "Why are you running certain applications"

To me this would be appreciated that they allow custom DNS even on a dynamic connection. I was able to do this with my previous software.

http://www.opendns.com

[richie]

Thanks for the feedback. I will file a feature request on this and hopefully, it may be included in next releases.

[rlocone]

Thanks for the feedback. I will file a feature request on this and hopefully, it may be included in next releases.

Thanks, appreciate it.

[Antimidas]

Let me slip in my vote for this feature. Comcrap DNS's periodically get hosed and I have to find alternates to use. The only way around it so far is to modify the clients to point DNS at the desired servers. This means I have to modify each client. If I could do it at the Untangle box, it would save a lot of manual configuration on the clients.

[jkernsjr]

I have been using an IPCop box for many years. I thought I would switch over to Untangle as it is more advanced in several areas. There are a couple of things that need to be fixed/added though.

One has been mentioned before concerning OpenDNS. I too would like to specify OpenDNS servers while leaving my "External IP Settings" to DHCP. I was able to alter the dnsmasq.conf file and change the DNS servers it hands out, but this file seems to be overwritten when making any changes in the GUI. Also, OpenDNS can be updated via a DynDNS client but your DynDNS client only allows a connection to one external server. If you could change it so I can also update OpenDNS with my IP that would be helpful. Again, I tried to hand-edit the ddclient.conf file but I'm afraid it will also become overwritten and OpenDNS only accepts updates via SSL, which Untangle's current version of ddclient doesn't support.

Secondly, my IPCop acted as an NTP server for my home network. It would be great if you could add and NTP server to Untangle.

Any help in these areas would be greatly appreciated and allow me to go to using Untangle permanently!

Thanks for putting this great resource out there!

[dmorris]

jkernsjr, antimidas:

you'll be able to override your DHCP settings with static DNS in the next version (Thunderbird)
we're also working on the overwriting issue - we'd like to define a more graceful way to overwrite files with changes.

thanks for the feedback! :)

[pencoyd]

If OpenDNS can help in any way, please let me know.

John Roberts
OpenDNS
first name at opendns [dot] com

[gliverman]

If OpenDNS can help in any way, please let me know.

John Roberts
OpenDNS
first name at opendns [dot] com

Gotta throw my :twocents: into this topic. If it is not already happening, it would be great if OpenDNS and Untangle would collaborate on filtering... it seems to me that both companies could benefit from this as it could make both companies' filters better and more complete.

[tcuzela]

5. I didn't notice NTP?

Untangle handles this itself. Click Setup Info under the Config tab on the left. Then the Timezone tab in the window that opens. It shows your timezone and the current time.