FR Using MAC Authentication

[Kenneth Marshall]

On Fri, May 08, 2009 at 11:35:20AM -0400, Steve Wu wrote:
> Hi - 
> 
> I have just started tinkering with Freeradius, I built an Ubuntu 8.10 server box and installed FR --> sudo apt-get install freeradius*. It installed in a breeze and tested fine. I have setup a HP420 AP for testing, it's chattering with the FR box fine (I think). 
> 
> I want my wireless clients to do MAC authentication via the FR box. I have setup my users file to auth two of my test laptops: 
> 
> 000E35-84610A Auth-Type := Local, User-Password == "esradius" 
> 00215C-08B25D Auth-Type := Local, User-Password == "esradius" 
> 
> When either tries to connect up, in the FR debug I see: 
> 
> rad_recv: Access-Request packet from host 10.10.18.241:2160, id=7, length=53 
> User-Name = "00215c-08b25d" 
> User-Password = "00215c-08b25d" 
> Processing the authorize section of radiusd.conf 
> 
> The authentication eventually fails: 
> 
> rlm_pap: WARNING! No "known good" password found for the user. Authentication may fail because of this. 
> 
> Why is the User-Password the MAC address and not what is specified in the users file? I have only tweaked the users and clients.conf files. 
> 

That is what MAC authentication is, if the MAC is in the list it can
connect.

Cheers,
Ken

> Just simple MAC authentication, that's all I want at this point. 
> 
> Thanks in advance! 
> 
> - Steve 
> 
> 
> 

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