Re: Noob - Freeradius, wireless access point authentication

What does radius say when you run it in debug mode?


On Thu, 19 May 2005 16:20:35 -0400
Joseph Abadi <joseph.abadi@gmail.com> wrote:

> hey,
>
> I recently installed freeradius 1.0.2 on Ubuntu Warty (kernel 2.6.8).
> The idea is to use the radius server with a mysql database to
> authenticate users into a wireless network, using a 3com access point.
> The configuration seems straightforward (uncomment sql in the
> authorize and accounting sections on the radiusd.conf, as well as
> adding the access points and their IPs to clients.conf. I also took
> care of the secret key and all that).
> I tested the server locally with radtest and worked without problems,
> I then configured the access point, but., when I try to join the
> wireless network on a win xp client, it hangs ... no authentication
> happens, it never prompts me for a username or a password. It simply
> hangs stating that "windows was unable to find a certificate to log
> you on"... Is that because I need to generate a certificate with
> openSSl? isn it just possible to authenticate without one? Am I
> missing something?
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
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