I'm not going to get into what the project lacks as this is old news. At
least Alan is working on documentation to support people like us. :) Having
said that, I find it amazing as to the lack of overal support for the
project on the Internet. Working examples seem to be hard to come by?
All of the work I do is Microsoft Server based (no suprise)! I am new to
Linux in almost every sense of the word yet I'm well aware of how powerfull
it can be... The downfall of Linux on the whole, and I'm not talking about
any one project and or distro, is the total lack of real support. When I say
real support, I mean good, solid documentation to help new users from the
ground up.
If you think back to the days of DOS. You could find countless books on the
subject. In Australia, you will find this very hard... The solution appears
to be, the Internet which I can only assume is because of the "public"
nature of Linux...
Finding that sweet source of help on Linux however, on the magic Internet is
harder than you would think - This is proven in FreeRADIUS a project which
has been around for some time...
We all know its fantastic, and we all know Linux is sensational even if we
newbies can't use it... What upsets me is those users who clearly have their
head around it who don't help guys like us! I'm not having a go at anyone on
this project, I'm talking in general so please understand... :)
I am very keen to move away from Microsoft based solutions and this was
going to be my first project... The perfect box to handle the AAA
requirements of my wireless network, and to act as proxy to filter the
web............ How bloody hard this is...
Regards,
Scott
From: "affora deeb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: New to FreeRADIUS and looking for answers...
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 08:40:37 +0200
hi Scott
i have the same problem u talked about
i need someone to help me in configuring free radius on linux server step
by
step
so please if any one can do this favour i'll be so thankfull
afraa
On 8/26/06, Scott Holland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Guys,
I'd like to begin by saying I'm new, 100% in fact to both Linux and
FreeRADIUS. Having said that, I am in a position where by I feel I need to
use both to overcome certain problems I am having at work. Allow me to
offer
a very brief overview as I don't want to waste anyones time:
We have a building with 10+ WAP. They are connected to an ADSL2 service
which is being abused by staff. I now have a HP DL340 1U Server, ready to
be
set up as a FreeRADIUS box but, have no clue as to how.
In short, I need to better monitor what users are doing and restrict the
level of access they have such as what websites they can visit and so on.
In
part, I feel FreeRADIUS can help.
Having said all this, I'm at a loss like so many people it would seem with
the FreeRADIUS concept. It appears powerfull on the surface however I seem
to be unable to find any good material on the subject. Most of it, is old
and dated.
Yes, the documentation is good, but I see nothing that really guides you,
step by step, in learning this complex program....
While I'd love someone to spend the time to help, I don't expect it! What
I
would like, is someone to help me by pointing me in the right direction! I
have been looking at the book RADIUS, which is currently very hard to get
here in Australia. So hard, I'd have to get it from the US and wait around
eight weeks as the publisher is yet to reprint a book first written back
in
2002...
I hope you can understand where I am coming from and I look forward to any
help people can offer.
Regards,
Scott
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