Re: mysql failover

2004-05-30 Thread jesk
On Friday 28 May 2004 17:36, jesk wrote: hi everybody, is there a way to configure freeradius to NOT answer to a NAS if the mysql-backend is down, so that the nas can switch to the next secondary configured freeradius server with its own mysql-backend? i tested freeradius and shutted down

Re: mysql failover

2004-05-30 Thread Gary McKinney
Hmmm - The logic of the request does not really make much sense... If the FreeRadius server is responding to the NAS but the mysql server back-end is not responding that does not mean the radius server is broken... I would think you could setup to authenticate through multiple mysql backend

Re: Help adding users

2004-05-30 Thread Milver S. Nisay
Is there a guide somewhere on how to add users on FreeRADIUS ?? free radius has files too under /doc Im new to linux, and radius, and need a completeHOWTO on how to add users. there are lots of info on linux newbies ... adduser? you can open a text file and type add

Re: Help adding users

2004-05-30 Thread Jacob Clausen
Thx milver, najs reply Here is my plan for the radius setup. I have a server running Clark Connect, for broadband gateway, firewall, bandwith limiter, snort etc... To this server I haveconnected a zyxel zyair B-2000 Wireless accespoint to distribute wireless broadband to the users on the

Re: Help adding users

2004-05-30 Thread Jacob Clausen
Thx again Milver for your response :) A short explanation is now in order. Its NOT that i dont like getting my feed wet, playing with freeradius, its only that I have played around, installed and configured Cistron Radius for the last week, only to find out that Cistron DOESNT support 802.1x !.

Re: Help adding users

2004-05-30 Thread Paul Bender
Yes, you only need to add the username and passwords for each user to the users file. Each entry in the users file could be as simple as usernameUser-Password == password Jacob Clausen wrote: Thx again Milver for your response :) A short explanation is now in order. Its NOT that i dont like

Re: Help adding users

2004-05-30 Thread Milver S. Nisay
My idea was that I could add users, there info (name, ID, and password only), in the user dir only, and Is this possible, and will the authetification work this way, Yes it is possible, but for a long term goal with consideration of thousand users or more, considering a fast search index and