On Thu, 6 Nov 2003, Michael Melanson wrote: > I am new to linux as well as free radius. > > I am involved in a project to create an open network architechure. > > I envision radius and eap to accomplish this > > Please advise what is the best Linux to use with free radius
Hi. I really agree with Thor Spruyt who said that you should install some distributions and see which one you feel most comfortable with. RedHat is going to more of a high-priced subscription version, so you may want to try out its free version, "Fedora" (http://fedora.redhat.com/) if your budget is a concern. Novell just bought SuSE Linux, so I'm not sure how that's going to pan out, support and price-wise. My favorite is Debian for various reasons including ease of install/upgrade and stability, but really, try out several, read the documentation, and see which one you like best. You might also consider trying OpenBSD or FreeBSD instead of a Linux distribution. The only thing I would suggest is that you'll want to keep an eye out for what your needs are. If you're only going to be running FreeRadius on the server, it really doesn't matter much what distribution you use, as you can strip it down to the bare minimum. If you're also going to be running Apache, Sendmail/qmail/postfix, or other services, then you'll want to find out as much as you can about how the distribution puts out bug fixes and how well they keep up with security. Kristina - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
