Re: How to add a field to the reply that contains data from the request?

2004-12-05 Thread Peter T. Breuer
Also sprach Michael Griego: On Sat, 2004-12-04 at 21:16, Peter T. Breuer wrote: No I haven't. I'm sure radius is fine. OTOH I'm quite sure the rfc is probably a load of badly written rubbish, because they normally are. So? Is there something new? Have you read a rfc lately? I certainly

Re: How to add a field to the reply that contains data from the request?

2004-12-05 Thread Peter T. Breuer
Also sprach Anson Rinesmith: If you feel so strongly about changes needing to be made, then why not make an official comment to the RFC and try to make things better? An RFC is, by the way, a Request For Clarification. I don't feel at all strongly about it. I feel about as strongly about it

RE: How to add a field to the reply that contains data from the request?

2004-12-04 Thread David Luyens
Could you share your config with us? -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens Peter T. Breuer Verzonden: zaterdag 4 december 2004 4:38 Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: Re: How to add a field to the reply that contains data from the request? Also

Re: How to add a field to the reply that contains data from the request?

2004-12-04 Thread Peter T. Breuer
Also sprach David Luyens: Could you share your config with us? I'm sure I could - but please note that I would be very grateful if you did NOT quote a 200 line mail of mine (or someone elses) without commenting on a word of it! What was the point of attaching the stuff below (apart from

Re: How to add a field to the reply that contains data from the request?

2004-12-04 Thread Peter T. Breuer
Also sprach David Luyens: Could you share your config with us? Here is radiusd.conf. I have stripped every line that begins with *#, and every empty line. --- prefix = /usr/home/ptb exec_prefix = ${prefix} sysconfdir = ${prefix}/etc

Re: How to add a field to the reply that contains data from the request?

2004-12-04 Thread Alan DeKok
Peter T. Breuer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Because the other is in capital letters, called PPP, and does not begin with an x or contain a -, all things which would indicate variables. It looks like a constant. PPP. If it is a variable, then it does not look like one. It's the name of a well

Re: How to add a field to the reply that contains data from the request?

2004-12-04 Thread Peter T. Breuer
Also sprach Alan DeKok: Peter T. Breuer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Because the other is in capital letters, called PPP, and does not begin with an x or contain a -, all things which would indicate variables. It looks like a constant. PPP. If it is a variable, then it does not look like one.

Re: How to add a field to the reply that contains data from the request?

2004-12-04 Thread Alan DeKok
Peter T. Breuer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am not assuming anything, I am _telling_ you that about the only place anyone uses - signs in identifiers is in cobol and jcl record field names, and other languages which share portions of the same evolutionary history. RADIUS isn't a language.

Re: How to add a field to the reply that contains data from the request?

2004-12-04 Thread Stefan . Neis
Hi, character, and has no special meaning of field name. Oh yes it does. I'm afraid the rest of the universe disagrees with you! We use conventions for a reasonm, no? Right. Notice however, that there are many different and sometimes contracdicting conventions. Would you agree that

Re: How to add a field to the reply that contains data from the request?

2004-12-04 Thread Peter T. Breuer
Also sprach [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Right. Notice however, that there are many different and sometimes contracdicting conventions. Would you agree that it is perfectly reasonable for a RADIUS implementation (and its documentation) to use the conventions that are detailed in the RADIUS RFC and

Re: How to add a field to the reply that contains data from the request?

2004-12-04 Thread Peter T. Breuer
Also sprach Alan DeKok: Then why is it showing a different reply below? Because it is NOT saying I sent no response here! It should. When you don't get mail, does the post office send you a letter saying you didn't get mail today? If I ask them to tell me when I get a reply, yes, I

RE: How to add a field to the reply that contains data from the request?

2004-12-04 Thread Anson Rinesmith
Well, as everyone could have guessed, they talk aboout fields. A summary of the RADIUS data format is shown below. The fields are transmitted from left to right. They then switch to calling them attributes, for no good reason. If you were REALLY comprehending the document, then

RE: How to add a field to the reply that contains data from the request?

2004-12-04 Thread Anson Rinesmith
I particularly like this one (at end of 4.3): Attributes The Attribute field is variable in length, and contains a list of zero or more Attributes. !!! Yeah. Are they trying to make a pastiche comedy sketch takeoff of themselves? Section 4 is clearly describing PACKETS, a

Re: How to add a field to the reply that contains data from the request?

2004-12-04 Thread Peter T. Breuer
Also sprach Anson Rinesmith: Well, as everyone could have guessed, they talk aboout fields. A summary of the RADIUS data format is shown below. The fields are transmitted from left to right. They then switch to calling them attributes, for no good reason. If you were

Re: How to add a field to the reply that contains data from the request?

2004-12-04 Thread Peter T. Breuer
Also sprach Anson Rinesmith: I particularly like this one (at end of 4.3): Attributes The Attribute field is variable in length, and contains a list of zero or more Attributes. !!! Yeah. Are they trying to make a pastiche comedy sketch takeoff of themselves?

Re: How to add a field to the reply that contains data from the request?

2004-12-04 Thread Michael Griego
Peter, All I have to say is that your attitude normally determines the response you get. You came in here telling many people who have worked with RADIUS for a long time how the specs are wrong and how you are much better than they. This is a fatally flawed approach when trying to learn

Re: How to add a field to the reply that contains data from the request?

2004-12-04 Thread Peter T. Breuer
Also sprach Michael Griego: All I have to say is that your attitude normally determines the response you get. You came in here telling many people who have worked with RADIUS for a long time how the specs are wrong and how you are much No I haven't. I'm sure radius is fine. OTOH I'm quite

RE: How to add a field to the reply that contains data from the request?

2004-12-04 Thread Mitchell, Michael
When you're given a gift for FREE do you give it back complaining that the shade of red is not quite what you wanted? Perhaps if you're not happy with freeRADIUS you should go PAY for something you like better. Then you can make demands of the people that provide the product to fix it. Afterall,

Re: How to add a field to the reply that contains data from the request?

2004-12-04 Thread Peter T. Breuer
Also sprach Mitchell, Michael: When you're given a gift for FREE do you give it back complaining that the shade of red is not quite what you wanted? Nobody gave me a gift - I was kind enough to evaluate your product. I didn't have to. It took time to do so. If I were paying you for it I

RE: How to add a field to the reply that contains data from the request?

2004-12-04 Thread Anson Rinesmith
If you feel so strongly about changes needing to be made, then why not make an official comment to the RFC and try to make things better? An RFC is, by the way, a Request For Clarification. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter T. Breuer

Re: How to add a field to the reply that contains data from the request?

2004-12-04 Thread Michael Griego
On Sat, 2004-12-04 at 21:16, Peter T. Breuer wrote: No I haven't. I'm sure radius is fine. OTOH I'm quite sure the rfc is probably a load of badly written rubbish, because they normally are. So? Is there something new? Have you read a rfc lately? I certainly haven't! ;) Yes, I have. As such,

How to add a field to the reply that contains data from the request?

2004-12-03 Thread Peter T. Breuer
freeradius 1.0.1 on FreeBSD 4.10 I believe I want to add a ARAP-Security-Data = FOO field to the reply, where I receive Login-LAT-Node = FOO How can I do this? I believe I want to use the exec echo module, but I see no clear example of how. I have set program = /bin/echo

Re: How to add a field to the reply that contains data from the request?

2004-12-03 Thread Jason Lixfeld
Pardon my possible stupidity, but in looking at how to solve my own problems, I came across this from man 5 users: DEFAULT Service-Type == Framed-User, Framed-Protocol == PPP Service-Type = Framed-User, Framed-Protocol = PPP, Fall-Through = Yes

Re: How to add a field to the reply that contains data from the request?

2004-12-03 Thread Peter T. Breuer
Also sprach Jason Lixfeld: Pardon my possible stupidity, but in looking at how to solve my own problems, I came across this from man 5 users: Hi. I don't presently know where all this stuff should go, since I have only been using the server for 30 mins, and am pleased to be able to get it to

Re: How to add a field to the reply that contains data from the request?

2004-12-03 Thread Peter T. Breuer
Also sprach Jason Lixfeld: joeuser Login-LAT-Node == FOO ARAP-Security-Data = FOO Well, I think you are right in principle, but it doesn't seem to quite work for me. I have ptb Auth-Type := Local, User-Password == XX, Login-LAT-Node ==

Re: How to add a field to the reply that contains data from the request?

2004-12-03 Thread Alan DeKok
Peter T. Breuer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't presently know where all this stuff should go, since I have only been using the server for 30 mins, and am pleased to be able to get it to work and respond! (I tried gnu-radius and gave up in horror). Any particular reason why? If the