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Re: (ASCEND) multiple clients using *one* rad server
On Wed, 15 Jul 1998, Tony Porczyk wrote:
>
> 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 :-)
>
Thanks for that clarification - that was really causing me some
confusion based on what I had been reading from the documentation -
I was actually avoiding the RFC's ... (c;
Even stranger, seeing as how I can seem to use either an ip-address,
*or* a string ... and that NAS-IP-Address was not even defined
in the dictionary I received with the ascend-radius package.
Beers!
Corey
corey@virtual-impact.com
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