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Date:      Thu, 25 May 2000 13:39:25 +0100 (WAT)
From:      tim@iafrica.com.na
To:        gskouby@ns0.sitesnow.com
Cc:        lures@mozcom.com, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Need advice on software for ISP startup using FreeBDS 4.0
Message-ID:  <E12uwvB-0002cJ-00@mx01.iafrica.com.na>

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> From: Greg Skouby <gskouby@ns0.sitesnow.com>
> To: Tim Priebe <tim@polytechnic.edu.na>
> cc: lures@mozcom.com, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org
> Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 08:28:44 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: Re: Need advice on software for ISP startup using FreeBDS 4.0
> 
> 
> 
> > 
> > > > 3. No PAP or CHAP Authentication.
> > >
> > > What kind of authentication are you going to use then? Are you just going
> > > to use the user list on the access server? I would strongly suggest using
> > > either PAP or CHAP coupled with RADIUS auth. Both of them have their
> > > advantages and disadvantages.
> > 
> > The Cisco can be configured to let the dialup connection choose, and I
> > rembember from when Windows95 came out that it insisted that it authenticate
> > with pap.  You want to make it as easy a possible for your clients, or they
> > will go elsewhere.
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> I was just saying that their are advantages and disadvantages to using
> either CHAP or PAP with the radius. With current radius if you use PAP
> then you can go off the password file but if you use CHAP then you need a
> line in your users file for every person that wants to dialin. Again, I am
> not claiming to be an expert so if I am wrong let me know. Thanks..bye
> 

I was not disagreeing with what you said, only adding that it was possible that
users would object if you did not.

Tim. 


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