Re: USR TCH, RadiusNT, Emerlad, Dial-On-Demand, Etc.

Thomas Suiter ( (no email) )
Thu, 17 Jul 1997 08:08:45 -0500

> The first network is using cisco proprietary (Tacacs) authentication
> method, while the new one uses Radius (RadiusNT server). This new access
> network has some problems: the ZyXel T.A. sometimes got stuck and don't
> answer ISDN calls anymore (they do answer V.34 calls anyway, strange
> enough...). Power cycling needed to reset, ATZ doesn't work.
>
> This two-faced access networks is anyway causing (obviously!) management
> problems and I'm about to propose to merge the two.
>
> What I would like to do is to get rid of the 2511s and the ZyXel, buy
> Netserver and PRI cards for the TCH, move to Radius as the authentication
> and accounting protocol using Emerald (from IEA) to manage the accounts.
>

You may not have to completely dump your cisco 2511, the new cisco IOS
will support radius but will probably require more system flash. We are in the
process of moving all 100+ of of our cisco term-servers to radius from tacacs.
We got the flash upgrades from Ingram-Micro which was a heck of a lot cheaper
than from a cisco dealer.

Thomas Suiter

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