just by the way. Im wondering what a big implementation would be. If 6000 machines is not a lot, then what is really?
On Nov 24, 2007 11:41 PM, Alan DeKok <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Paul Bartell wrote: > > Im working on a project at my school district to implement RADIUS > > authentication. I have two Mac powerpc servers for use, which could > > run either OSX or some linux variant. We are planning on using a mysql > > backend. Our network has around 6k machines throughout the district, a > > few hundred on the wifi at any given time. so my questions are: > > That is a very small number of systems. A 386 would probably be > sufficient to handle the RADIUS traffic. > > > 1. since mysql in OSX isn't kernel based from what i understand, would > > it make a big difference to use a linux based os (debian/unofficial > > powerpc port of ubuntu is my initial thought)? > > Why does that matter? > > > 2. Are both servers needed, and if so would it make sense to use mysql > > replication and just have two of the same? > > Both servers would be needed only for fail-over, in case one died for > some reason. If you just look at the RADIUS traffic, you could run one > server, with MySQL on the same machine, and the machine would be 99% idle. > > > 3. Would it make sense to just point some Ap's at one RADIUS server > > and some at the other, or is there a better/easier way to load > > balance? > > If you use two machines, yes, that can be a good way to load balance. > > Alan DeKok. > - > List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html > -- "If you are savvy and smart about the choices you make in life, The sky is not the limit!" Mark Shuttleworth Random quote of the week/month/whenever i get to updating it: " hate compasses i like can't use them. they don't stay straight, and i end up looking like an emo by the time i'm done, it stabs me so much" - Jasmine Lee - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
