Dynamic VLAN - limiting switchs VLANs?

[Alan Dekok]

Robert wrote:
> I can plug a computer into the switch, have the switch grab the MAC
> addy, pass it to FR, hit the DB and return what VLAN that MAC belongs
> to, and then have the switch configure to port to the correct VLAN.
> 
> Now the complication that I'm facing is that in our environment, a MAC
> might be assigned to multiple VLANs and our switches only have a
> fraction of the total number VLANs trunked to them.
> 
> What I need is a way FR can not only match the MAC to a VLAN, but also
> to cross reference that result to the VLANs that are available from the
> requesting switch. 
> 
> Anyone know how to do this? Or at least a good place that I can start?

  Create an SQL table containing the relationships, and SELECT the
appropriate one.  Test it with the MySQL command-line tool first, and
once you have the table && select set up right, transfer the SELECT to
FreeRADIUS.

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