Welcome to being a small business owner and learning to do lots of things yourself. The option is to make lots of money and pay others to do it.... ;o)
JH ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Wirefree Network" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 11:57 AM Subject: RE: [smartBridges] sB with IAS / IIS / MT / PPPoE > I have been tossing the idea around in my head today....but would have to > learn how to do that as well. > > Ugghhhhh..... > > Sully > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of shoffman > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 9:59 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] sB with IAS / IIS / MT / PPPoE > > Sully, > > Have you ever considered porting your Access database to SQL , and then > use Access front end to manipulate data in the SQL database? > > Scott > > > -----Original Message----- > From: "The Wirefree Network" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2003 09:25:48 -0800 > Subject: RE: [smartBridges] sB with IAS / IIS / MT / PPPoE > > > I am currently running an sql database (mySql) on my Windows system. I > > use > > it for my MRTG Viewer front-end (not fun making that work on Windows). > > > > Anyway...I am not stuck on any one particular way of setting up the > > radius/database. > > > > However....I must have one Windows box and one Microtik box. > > > > I then have a pretty extensive MS Access database for my clients that > > does > > all sorts of stuff for me (i.e. creating HTML code, creating MRTG file, > > creating customer invoice, etc, etc). > > > > So...I would LOVE to use my MS Access database for the backend of > > Radius. I > > know there are Radius programs out there for Windows, that can query MS > > access...however, every one of them are upwards of $500-1000. > > > > I own Windows XP, Windows 2000 server, and Microtik. > > > > I really would like this to work....there should be an automated way of > > using my Access Database. > > > > Sully > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of shoffman > > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 6:43 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [smartBridges] sB with IAS / IIS / MT / PPPoE > > > > Sully, > > > > I do believe you can link all this together in Active Directory. I > > personally would not go this approach for I think Active Directory is > > the slowest directory servcie available, throws way too many errors and > > does not follow applicable RFC's (all MS says is we wrote it for our > > systems and thats it, we don't need to follow RFC's...). But, there is > > definitely ways of giving the same user multiple pieces of information > > so > > that the directory will answer questions about separate separate > > services > > for that user. The only thing I can think of is ID'ing the user. You > > may have to standardize this across all three services. > > > > I know that Cisco was working on an appliance that did all this over a > > year ago, and so was Nortel.. Don't know what happened, will have to > > dig > > out my notes on our meeting with them (They talked to us about using > > UltraDNS's directory service software for the directory part... can't > > say > > much more.) Realize that if you know enough about DNS and how to > > manipulate all the different types of classes and fields in that > > directory service, its probably the fastest directory service for this > > type of basic information look-up (i.e. simple question, simple answer) > > out there. > > > > I also bet you could build a SQL database that would work better than > > Active Directory by a mile. > > > > Scott > > > > > > > > > > Scott > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: "The Wirefree Network" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 22:39:49 -0800 > > Subject: [smartBridges] sB with IAS / IIS / MT / PPPoE > > > > > Now that is a descriptive subject line if I do say so myself. > > > > > > By weeks end, I will have a Win2k server box and a Microtik box. I > > > also > > > have routers ready to deploy for EVERY client with built-in PPPoE. > > > > > > My plan is this: > > > Step 1: Setup IAS (microsoft radius) to authenticate my sB devices > > > (instead > > > of internal MAC). > > > Step 2: Setup Mikrotik for PPPoE/Bandwidth throttling which requires > > a > > > Radius server (use Number 2 for the IAS). > > > Step 3: Setup IIS webpage to allow my clients to log in and see their > > > current bandwidth webpage (use Number 3 for IAS). > > > > > > > > > MORE INFO: > > > Step 1, is the easy part. > > > Step 2, is authenicating the client's router (w/built-in PPPoE) with > > > the > > > radius server/MT box and setting up the bandwidth throttling at the > > > same > > > time. I actually dont have a clue on how to do this yet. > > > Step 3, I have the webpages individually created each night at > > midnight > > > (MRTG totalizer), but need to limit the client to only viewing their > > > page. > > > Still need to learn how to do this as well. > > > > > > > > > Anyway...after reading up on IAS (and active directory), I see a big > > > problem. It appears that I will need to create a user for the > > Wirless > > > Device (sB) authentication, another user for the PPPoE login, and yet > > > another user for allowing access to the IIS webpages. Is this > > > true!??!? > > > sob...sob... Do I really have to create 3 users in Active Directory > > > for > > > every one of my clients?!?!? Tell me it aint so!??! I only have > > > 60...but > > > that is 180 users to create!!! > > > > > > I have an MS access database that contains EVERYTHING I need > > (username, > > > MAC > > > addresses, IPs, passwords, etc). Is there a way to export the MS > > > Access > > > data, and then import it into AIS for automatic creation of all these > > > users?!?!? > > > > > > I am open to any and all suggestions that do not refer to a LINUX > > box. > > > For > > > many reasons, I just cant go down that path. > > > > > > Thanks y'all!! > > > > > > Sully > > > > > > > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > > > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > > > smartBridges <yournickname> > > > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe > > > smartBridges) > > > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org > > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > > smartBridges <yournickname> > > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe > > smartBridges) > > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org > > > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > > smartBridges <yournickname> > > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe > > smartBridges) > > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe > smartBridges <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe > smartBridges) > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org > > The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List > To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> > To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) > Archives: http://archives.part-15.org The PART-15.ORG smartBridges Discussion List To Join: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type subscribe smartBridges <yournickname> To Remove: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (in the body type unsubscribe smartBridges) Archives: http://archives.part-15.org
