RE: RadiusNT/USR Total Control/ 56k question....

Robb Bryn ( rbryn@cape-fear.net )
Mon, 9 Feb 1998 15:18:12 -0500

On Monday, February 09, 1998 2:55 PM, Dale E. Reed Jr. [SMTP:daler@iea-software.com] wrote:
> Robb Bryn wrote:
> >
> > I am investigating the feasibility of moving our current setup (NT RRAS) to
> > use RadiusNT with a USR Total Control Unit and have a few questions.
> >
> > Is it possible with RadiusNT to manage users logging into a Total Control
> > Unit and restrict their bandwidth/connect rates? To be more specific we
> > have three accounts setup for our users 1 - 33.6 account, 2 - 56k acct, 3 -
> > 128k ISDN acct, each with flat rate pricing plans. The question is - How
> > can I restrict my 33.6 accounts from logging on at 56k? Keep in mind they
> > will all be logging into the same unit. Is this something that RadiusNT
> > can handle?
>
> I have heard the USR can do modem pre-configuring based upon DNIS
> information. If you have this configured, RadiusNT 2.5 will be able
> to restrist the user to a single DNIS login and prevent the mis-use
> of services.
>

OK, two questions... What is DNIS? (Up to now we have always used traditional POTS lines).

Is there a rough estimate on the availability of Radius 2.5? (I'm not looking for an exact date.. this quarter, next quarter etc.)

Thanks
Robb