Leopard Server Admin bugs

Is it just me or:
Gateway Setup Assistant creates setting that I can't do manually.
Specifically:
1. Network Address/Range styles invalid in Firewall
under Server Admin - Firewall - Settings
under Address Groups,
there are groups 192.168.1-net 192.168.1.1:255.255.255.0
and VPN-net 192.168.1.1:255.255.255.0
BUT if you try to create a new group using this pattern of
network address, such as 172.16.0.1:255.255.255.0
it says this is an invalid network.
The style that is accepted is 172.16.0.1/24, but
I have to say, I'm not sure that is working as an address group.
2. DHCP-> DNS "search domain" not allowed empty
Again after Gateway Setup Assistant
under Server Admin - DHCP - Settings
under DNS
Gateway Setup sets the DNS server to 192.168.1.1
and leaves the "search domain" empty
If I try to create an other DHCP range, it doesn't
allow an empty "search domain"
Anyone make any sense of these?

Same for me with all of them. If you really don't want anything in the 'search domain' box for DHCP you can always enter something like 'fake.com', go to /etc/bootpd.plist and remove 'fake.com' from the file. Then restart DHCP from Server Admin and you'll be fine.
For the firewall I've just been using the 192.168.0.0/16 style of addressing, but it is likely just to be misreporting rather than unable to use other methods. That's my guess, anyway.
Andy.

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