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Re: (ASCEND) multiple clients using *one* rad server



Corey wrote:

> On Tue, 14 Jul 1998, Tony Porczyk wrote:
>> Corey wrote:
>>> [...]
>> Let me see if I understand correctly:
>> 1. You want to run radius on *one* UNIX host
>> [...]
	
> And the correct answer is! ...  ( drumroll )  .....  Number 1 !!  
> What I'm looking for specifically, though, is a way around the need
> for more than one instance of radiusd running on one server ( or on
> two different servers ) - mainly so that we only have to maintain one
> users file and one daemon...  Give me convenience or give me death!

In that situation (I actually thought you *wanted* to use multiple users
files), Willie's advice with NAS-Identifier should be the best.  I
cannot verify your setup today, but I will try this very scenario
tomorrow to see how it works.

To clarify the confusion with NAS-Identifier vs. NAS-IP-Address, here is
my understanding of it.  NAS-Identifier, listed as attribute 4 in the
dictionary for the Ascend Modified Free RADIUS takes ip address as its
value.  If you look at RFC 2138 (RADIUS), you will see that it lists
NAS-IP-Address as attribute 4, and it also uses ip address as its value.
Since the MAX uses attribute numbers (not names), NAS-Identifier as
implemented in the AMFR is a functional equivalent of NAS-IP-Address.
However, RFC 2138 also lists NAS-Identifier as attribute 32.  AMFR doesn't
use it.  RFC says NAS-Identifier takes a unique string as a value (fully
qualified domain name is given as an example).  That's why Willie asked
which version of RADIUS you were using, and why he gave you a choice of
attributes :-)

t.
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