freeradius and active directory

[Josh Howlett]

> Using  Ntlm_auth from the samba server is not an option. I 
> want to access the AD with the ldap protocol for 
> compatibility reasons.

You can't.

> Next, I want to place the logged on 
> user is a specific VLAN. So I have to retrieve the user's 
> vlan from the AD. Is there any way to configure freeradius to 
> do so?

Yes, see the docs.

> Can you please provide me with the necessary steps to accomplish this?

Ditto.

josh.

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