Dana Hudes wrote: > > On Wed, 3 Nov 2004, Chan Min Wai wrote: > > >>>>So unless that, this "Switch" is smart enough to do a PPP connection and >>>>only then this IP address will be able to be distribute by the switch to >>>>the client. >>> > > What switch? Made by whom? What model? It is a 24 Port 10/100 Switch by D-link , Model DES-3326S It do support 802.11x in this switch.
> >>I hope that radius server can talk to the DHCP server and tell the DHCP >>server what ip address to be allocate... > > > No, that's not how its done. DHCP manages its own address pools. > The trouble btw is that ISC dhcpd does not support the DHCP Authentication > protocol. There is therefore no need for it to talk to RADIUS. > You are apparently not understanding that freeradius is what we call > a AAA server: Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting . > That's fine but freeradius only speaks RADIUS. If you haven't a RADIUS > client you don't talk to it. Normally, freeradius talks to a NAS which is > the RADIUS client and the NAS talks to the remote user host (normally via > PPP). Now, freeradius is supporting wireless but you need to have it talk > to something which understands. I think I understand. And I wonder, what happen If I setup a ppp server one level higher then the switch and let this ppp server talk radius with the freeradius server. Will this ppp server be a bottle neck later? (obeviously that is OT :) ) but I do really hope that the switch know -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by OCE Sdn Bhd (http://www.ocesb.com.my) MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
