MAC based auth

[Hegedus Gabor]

tnt at kalik.net wrote:
>> This is my problem, what can you suggest to me :
>> I want use 802.1x port auth, although the machines are servers, and
>> users logging in rarely.
>> the machines will automaticly do the authentication(this is the goal),
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> What is the Authenticator (NAS)? You should find in it's documentation
> how to set mac authentication before 802.1x.
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I have a cisco switch, and i still don't know support or not  mac based 
auth.
but i think not support with freeradius, i have to use something else.
I'll write it to here.
>> but how can i set the pass, cos  i set the name of the pc and  it will
>> be sent,  but the  pass...
>> This u/p seem better security than use just mac address.
>>
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> For that you need AD. It can be set manually using netdom resetpwd but
> only for machines in the domain.
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I will try this way,it seems good escurity if i have  password.
> Ivan Kalik
> Kalik Informatika ISP
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