Help needed configuring MAB on FreeRADIUS and Cisco switch

[Kaya Saman]

On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 11:28 AM, Kaya Saman <kayasaman at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 11:02 AM, alan buxey <A.L.M.Buxey at lboro.ac.uk> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>>> I am even considering an upgrade of IOS to version 15.0 (if my switch
>>> will run it) as older IOS images tend to occassionally have issues
>>> with certain things I have found??
>>
>> havr been happily doing MAB and 802.1x on cisco switches running 12.1
>> and 12.2 as well as 15.
>>
>>
>> FreeRADIUS , from your logs, is doing its job - sending back an Access Accept
>>
>> if you have made some other random changes then perhaps a required
>> attribute is being filtered out - out of the box, the config works.
>>
>>
>> this isnt a RADIUS issue as far as i can see - its a cisco issu e- so please
>> go to some cisco mailing lists...this list isnt a cisco support list
>>
>> alan
>> -
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>
> Thanks Alan.
>
>
>
> I know this isn't a Cisco list or support area but I got told off for
> not following instructions so I just wanted to follow suite and follow
> up with the fact that I have been listening to your suggestions.
>
>
> I apologies if I tested your patience however, for whatever reason I
> seem to be finding RADIUS extremely difficult to understand - in terms
> of the config from the site FAQ/Wiki etc.... I just wish it was easier
> so that I didn't need to look as bad as I do already :-(
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Kaya


Finally I got everything working.....


Thanks so much Alan for all your help in this :-)


I overconfig'ed the switch and managed to figure out the issue from scratch.


Hopefully if I need help with FreeRADIUS next time I won't be this bad
and annoy everybody on the list!


Finally: Case-Closed!


Regards,


Kaya