On Sun, 20 Nov 2005, Alan DeKok wrote:
Laker Netman <laker_netman@yahoo.com> wrote:
You're completely down the wrong path. AD is a database. It's a directory. Using anonymous bind, there is very little data you can get from it.
Stop talking about solutions, as you don't know how the technology works. Instead, talk about your goals, independent of the underlying technology.
My statement was intentionally flippant, though not meant to be disrepectfully so. It is the culmination of much frustration at finding lots of tangible data
If you're talking about non-freeradius web sites, go complain to them.
I'm not stupid, but I'm not perfect. THAT'S why I'm seeking help (not judgement) from the list.
Let me be perfectly clear: No one will be able to help you if you cannot describe what you want in a manner they understand. So far, you've made it clear you're confused about the terminology, and you haven't articulated what you want to do.
If there are useful docs I haven't found, tell me. If I don't fully understand what I'm reading and ask for help, either help me or don't.
Part of helping you is asking you for information you haven't supplied. That information is needed to help you. If your response is to get upset, then everyone can only conclude you don't want to solve your problem.
I have read the majority of your posts since 2002 Mr. DeKok. Clearly, you are quite knowledgable regarding RADIUS. However, your disdain for the mortals who wish to use a tool, rather than wonder at its mystical intricacies is evident on repeated occasions in your responses. So not everyone is as clever as you... insult or help, which produces a better outcome?
For people who get angry when I ask for more information, insults.
You choose which group you fall into. I don't have time to care what you think about me.
Oh, excellent. I just joined this list hoping to query the members on finding more information on doing wireless+activedirectory+freeradius, unfortunately I could not find any good postings, or web toots/examples. I made a trip to my local bookstore and just read in the oreilly 802.11 book on building wireless infrastructure that I would need to use Microsoft IAS. Is this false ? Are people using Active Directory successfully ? I have a linux box that is currently acting as a tacacs server while authenticating using winbind etc, and was hoping to make it a radius server as well. If anyone has any good links with an explanation on how to do this I would greatly appreciate it.