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<blockquote data-quote="Zorro" data-source="post: 962700" data-attributes="member: 80312"><p>Hey there [USER=92101]@davegson[/USER] and [USER=93006]@dhaavi[/USER]</p><p>A small idea came to mind. The indicator of Portmaster in the system tray is light green when everything is normal, and once I noticed a red color when the program was restarted, installing updates. There was such an idea. If Portmaster has three network zone modes (Trusted, Untrusted and Dangerous), then, perhaps, it would be more convenient for the user if the color of the indicator in the system tray corresponded to the network zone mode. For example, leave light green for the trusted zone, light yellow for the untrusted zone, and light orange for the danger zone. In case of any problems, malfunctions, leave the color red.</p><p>Thus, if the mode of the network zone changes, for example, automatically by the program itself, the user will be in the know. Or, for example, if a user comes with his laptop to a cafe and decides to use the free Wi-Fi, he will not forget to change the network zone mode when he sees that the green color corresponding to the Trusted zone is on, and needs to be switched to Untrusted.</p><p>It would be great if Portmaster, when connecting to a new unknown network, set the Untrusted zone mode by default, notifying the user about this in a pop-up notification lasting no more than 15 seconds and offering to change the mode for this network if the user wants it, and also to save the data. changes on a permanent basis, or save this mode for this network once, for the current session.</p><p>This is how it might look in practice. I use my laptop at home, where it is located behind the router, therefore, I am secure and on a Trusted network. I have a green Portmaster indicator in the system tray, and this network is entered in the Portmaster settings on a permanent basis as Trusted. When I take this laptop with me to the office and connect it to the Wi-Fi network in the office, Portmaster automatically changes the network zone mode to Untrusted, suggesting in a pop-up notification either save this mode for this network for one session, or remember this mode for this network on an ongoing basis, or classify this network as Trusted or Dangerous. Since I go to work all the time, I choose the untrusted network mode on an ongoing basis, and Portmaster in the future will already switch the mode from Trusted to Untrusted every time I connect to the Wi-Fi network in the office.</p><p>After work, on my way home, I decided to stop by a cafe for a snack. The cafe has free wi-fi, which I decided to use. The portmaster, having discovered a new network, displayed a notification as in the case of wi-fi in the office, but since I almost never visit this cafe (unlike in the office), I choose the Untrusted mode for this wi-fi network in the cafe for the current session only. Or I will select the Dangerous zone mode. The portmaster will not remember this network on a permanent basis, since I do not use this network all the time and I do not want the program to remember it. Each time the color of the Portmaster indicator will correspond to the network zone mode, and I will clearly see in which mode the program is running.</p><p>Thanks for reading <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite109" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zorro, post: 962700, member: 80312"] Hey there [USER=92101]@davegson[/USER] and [USER=93006]@dhaavi[/USER] A small idea came to mind. The indicator of Portmaster in the system tray is light green when everything is normal, and once I noticed a red color when the program was restarted, installing updates. There was such an idea. If Portmaster has three network zone modes (Trusted, Untrusted and Dangerous), then, perhaps, it would be more convenient for the user if the color of the indicator in the system tray corresponded to the network zone mode. For example, leave light green for the trusted zone, light yellow for the untrusted zone, and light orange for the danger zone. In case of any problems, malfunctions, leave the color red. Thus, if the mode of the network zone changes, for example, automatically by the program itself, the user will be in the know. Or, for example, if a user comes with his laptop to a cafe and decides to use the free Wi-Fi, he will not forget to change the network zone mode when he sees that the green color corresponding to the Trusted zone is on, and needs to be switched to Untrusted. It would be great if Portmaster, when connecting to a new unknown network, set the Untrusted zone mode by default, notifying the user about this in a pop-up notification lasting no more than 15 seconds and offering to change the mode for this network if the user wants it, and also to save the data. changes on a permanent basis, or save this mode for this network once, for the current session. This is how it might look in practice. I use my laptop at home, where it is located behind the router, therefore, I am secure and on a Trusted network. I have a green Portmaster indicator in the system tray, and this network is entered in the Portmaster settings on a permanent basis as Trusted. When I take this laptop with me to the office and connect it to the Wi-Fi network in the office, Portmaster automatically changes the network zone mode to Untrusted, suggesting in a pop-up notification either save this mode for this network for one session, or remember this mode for this network on an ongoing basis, or classify this network as Trusted or Dangerous. Since I go to work all the time, I choose the untrusted network mode on an ongoing basis, and Portmaster in the future will already switch the mode from Trusted to Untrusted every time I connect to the Wi-Fi network in the office. After work, on my way home, I decided to stop by a cafe for a snack. The cafe has free wi-fi, which I decided to use. The portmaster, having discovered a new network, displayed a notification as in the case of wi-fi in the office, but since I almost never visit this cafe (unlike in the office), I choose the Untrusted mode for this wi-fi network in the cafe for the current session only. Or I will select the Dangerous zone mode. The portmaster will not remember this network on a permanent basis, since I do not use this network all the time and I do not want the program to remember it. Each time the color of the Portmaster indicator will correspond to the network zone mode, and I will clearly see in which mode the program is running. Thanks for reading :) [/QUOTE]
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