Radius on 10.6 server and WDS / extended networks
Hi,
Can radius server be used with extended airport networks?
Thanks,
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Can radius server be used with extended airport networks?
Thanks,
b.
Mac OS X (10.6.4)
No, sorry.
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Thanks... do you have any authoritative reference for this?
Regards,
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Regards,
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Message was edited by: buckster
And... for anyone else trying to make this work, I spend several hours without success.
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No authoritative reference; only my own experiences. Like you, I tried making this work and found that it was not possible.
My hunch is that WDS relies on using the WPA/WEP password to authenticate between multiple base stations and that, with WPA2 Enterprise and no single password, there is no way for the base stations to authenticate to each other. They would need an account to be authenticated via RADIUS, as well as the ability to accept a certificate - neither of which is within the range of capabilities of Apple's implementation of WDS.
My hunch is that WDS relies on using the WPA/WEP password to authenticate between multiple base stations and that, with WPA2 Enterprise and no single password, there is no way for the base stations to authenticate to each other. They would need an account to be authenticated via RADIUS, as well as the ability to accept a certificate - neither of which is within the range of capabilities of Apple's implementation of WDS.
Radius on 10.6 server and WDS / extended networks