On Fri, Nov 06, 2015 at 06:59:04PM -0500, lux xul wrote:
brand New to linux and freeradius, networking. Im winging it as best I can.
Something to learn at the start then: you'll get a bit more credibility if you don't hide behind anonymous e-mail addresses and name.
Linux System Admin Dropdown with INSTALLED filter shows: freeRadius 2.2.6-6.el6_7(x86_64) Command line "radiusd -v" shows "freeRadius version 3.0.8"
Confused. I downloaded the RHEL6 compatible 2.2.6 RPM and installed it using yum. That was what I THOUGHT I was working with. I also ran Yum and updated the servers database, etc.
If you're using a supported distribution like RedHat and their packages don't seem right, then you should ask them.
Question 1: Are freeradius RPM files labeled differently than freeRadius installation versions? Meaning a 2.2.6.el6_7 RPM can actually be the binary of a freeRadius version 3.0.8?
Red Hat don't do stupid things like that, thankfully. So you need to check what you actually installed. You've probably got a local install being picked up rather than the packaged version. If you're starting from new, go for 3.0.x. Version 2 is EOL.
Now, it may be my lack of experience and lack of linux/networking understanding, but I cannot confidently follow tutorials that are not in sync with my linux/wired only limitations, especially when written with certain assumptions of a knowledge / experience base/vocabulary that I do not possess at this time.
RADIUS/EAP for wired and wireless is essentially the same.
Question 2: Is there any available how to guide that may prove more basic and "for dummies" that I may use to step through a freeRadius/802.1x/Wired only/RHEL linux Only process?
Follow a wireless guide. It will work. Just the switch config will be different from an AP config. Matthew -- Matthew Newton, Ph.D. <mcn4@le.ac.uk> Systems Specialist, Infrastructure Services, I.T. Services, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, United Kingdom For IT help contact helpdesk extn. 2253, <ithelp@le.ac.uk>