Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 18:48:46 -0400 From: "alexus" <ml@db.nexgen.com> To: "Chuck Rock" <carock@epconline.net>, <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: RADIUS server on FreeBSD 4.x-RELEASE Message-ID: <002f01c11492$cc245b40$0d00a8c0@alexus> References: <004a01c1148e$9e210440$1805010a@epconline.net>
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i never said anything wrong with this specific RADIUS i'm just trying to find out more about all that is out there i wanna know which is people choice and why they choice this one and not another one ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Rock" <carock@epconline.net> To: <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 6:18 PM Subject: RE: RADIUS server on FreeBSD 4.x-RELEASE > What's wrong with ... ascend-radius-980618 ? > > Chuck > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Paul Robinson > > Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 4:37 PM > > To: alexus > > Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG > > Subject: Re: RADIUS server on FreeBSD 4.x-RELEASE > > > > > > On Jul 24, alexus <ml@db.nexgen.com> wrote: > > > > > Hello > > > > > > I need to install RADIUS server on FreeBSD 4.2 and/or 4.3 (I > > dont think it'd > > > be whole a lot different) but anyway.. > > > > > > I went to http://www.livingston.com/ and i was confused due to they have > > > version for linux for other os but not for FreeBSD.. > > > > > > anyone dealt with that? any suggestions? (besides using ports/packages) > > > > Suggestion number one: don't use Livingston RADIUS. The following have all > > been played with by myself, and although they require a bit of work to get > > up and running (all RADIUS software has a bit of a learning curve due to > > lack of proper documentation), they have all worked well for me in a > > production environment: > > > > Cistron - probably the most popular RADIUS server out there. Many of the > > ones below here are cistron-derived > > > > FreeRadius - promising work, technically "not suitable for production > > environments" but it seems quite stable to me > > > > ICRADIUS - specifically designed for users to exist in a MySQL > > table, so you > > get a web front-end to it. In addition, accounting goes to MySQL, > > so you can > > write code that produces nice stats quite quickly > > > > XTRadius - I have had very little experience with this, but this is by far > > the most flexible version providing you have time to write code. I haven't > > had a chance to benchmark it yet, but am planning to do soon to > > see how the > > external calls affect performance. > > > > -- > > Paul Robinson ,--------------------------------------- > > Technical Director @ Akita | A computer lets you make more mistakes > > PO Box 604, Manchester, M60 3PR | than any other invention with the > > T: +44 (0) 161 228 6388 (F:6389)| possible exceptions of handguns and > > | Tequila - Mitch Ratcliffe > > `----- > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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