Jim McIver wrote: > I'm a newbie and looking for instructions on how to setup FreeRADIUS > Version 1.1.7 on a SLES 10 linux box to use for authenication and > logging for a cisco 2801 router. I want to track users connecting > from the outside world using Cisco's vpn client and cisco sayes > radius is the answer.
Yes. > I'd like to start with just allowing users from the linux /etc/passwd > access and then move onto authenication from my Netware 6.5 LDAP > server. See the FAQ for getting started with FreeRADIUS. > I've read all I can find on freeradius.org and cisco, but still don't > understand....hard learner I guess. > > radiusd -xx gives: ... > Ready to process requests. And no packets. The server has to receive a request for it to be able to do something. > My radius.conf is what was installed as default. > Q1? Do I need to add anything other than the below to client.conf? No. > I believe the relavent part of the users file is: > > DEFAULT Auth-Type = System > Fall-Through = 1 Yes. > Notes I've read say to change this to 255.255.255.255 ?? Maybe. Only if you're assigning IP addresses. > Q2? I believe I also need to add something similar to the below in > the users file? Not if the users are being authenticated from /etc/passwd. > Q3? Does "youruser" and "somepass" need to be a valid user from > /etc/passwd? I'm unclear if there is a link between users in this > file and valid users in /etc/passwd of the linux box. They are independent. Alan DeKok. - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
