Given that our purchase was so recent, are we entitled to upgrade to
this new version without charge.? I find it quite dissapointing that we
were not informed of this new version when we purchased RadiusNT..
Regards
Tim Ballingall
Network Administrator
Mazda Australia Pty Limited
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IEA Software Sales [SMTP:sales@iea-software.com]
> Sent: Saturday, April 04, 1998 10:57 AM
> To: radiusnt@iea-software.com
> Cc: emerald@iea-software.com
> Subject: ANNOUNCEMENT: RadiusNT 2.5 Open Beta
>
> IEA Software, Inc. is excited to announce the open beta of RadiusNT
> 2.5. RadiusNT 2.5 has just completed a lengthy closed beta period,
> and
> we feel it is stable enough to be used by sites who are familiar with
> the workings of RADIUS and RadiusNT.
>
> Please read this entire posting before downloading the beta version of
> RadiusNT. This message includes release notes, downloading
> instructions, and support/feedback instructions.
>
> RadiusNT 2.5 Beta 5 Release Notes
> ------------------------------------------------
>
>
> Support
> -------
>
> All support and discussion of RadiusNT 2.5 is to be
> done on the following mailing list ONLY. Any posting or
> discussion of RadiusNT 2.5 outside of this forum will
> most likely remove you from testing future software.
> The best quality we can have in a beta tester is the
> ability to follow directions!
>
> To subscribe to the RadiusNT-Beta mailing list, send a
> message with a blank subject and the first line as
>
> join radiusnt-beta
>
> to lists@iea-software.com. This is the same list server
>
>
> as the RadiusNT normal list.
>
>
> Expiration
> ----------
>
> This RadiusNT test is good through the end of April, 1998.
> We expect to have a released version of RadiusNT 2.5
> before the end of April, 1998.
>
>
> Upgrading
> ---------
>
> If you are using MS Access, you may need to add some additional
> fields to your database. The RadiusNT documentation covers
> all the fields RadiusNT needs.
>
> If you are using SQL Server or Emerald, there is a script
> called rad25_up.sql which you need to run against your
> database. This will add the appropriate tables and fields
> to make sure RadiusNT 2.5 works with a database that
> RadiusNT 2.2 worked with. You may want to actually look
> at the script before running it (especially for non-Emerald
> customers).
>
>
> Database Support
> ----------------
>
> This release includes support for Oracle and Sybase. You
> can download the preliminary scripts for these from
> their directories in /radiusnt/beta on the FTP site. These
> scripts have not been fully tested.
>
> Documentation
> -------------
>
> The documentation for RadiusNT 2.5 is available in the beta
> directory. PLEASE read through the docs before installing 2.5.
>
> I know reading docs is a terrible thing, but since you make
> us write them, we should make you read them! The docs are
> current for 2.5 and cover all aspects of the RadiusNT 2.5 and
> its features. Please let us know if you see anything missing
> or incorrect in the docs.
>
> PLEASE READ THE DOCS BEFORE POSTING TO THE BETA LIST. There
> is a really good chance your question might be answered in
> there.
>
> Known Issues
> ------------
>
> There are two known issues with late workarounds that may or
> may not be in the documentation with this beta.
>
> USR/3COM customers may receive Malformed packet warning from
> RadiusNT 2.5, although RadiusNT 2.2 worked fine. This is
> because RadiusNT 2.5 adheres more strictly to the RADIUS
> protocol. USR is sending an attribute with length of two
> in their accounting packet (blank string) and the RFC
> specifies the length must be 3 or more.
>
> To allow RadiusNT to accept these packets, add a registry
> value of the following:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\IEA\RadiusNT\AllowMalformed
>
> of type REG_SZ with the value of 1 and restart RadiusNT.
>
>
> RadiusNT 2.5 also had a new feature to trim out spaces
> before and after usernames. It will do this for
> authentication and accounting records (at the packet
> decode level to be consistent). You can enable this
> option in the RadiusNT administrator. You can not
> have usernames with spaces in them if you enable this
> option (sometimes allowed with the NT SAM).
>
>
> Legalities
> ----------
>
> This beta is an un-supported beta by IEA Software, Inc.
> If you are not familiar with RadiusNT and your operation, you
> should NOT try this beta. IEA Software will NOT support this
> beta via normal support channels (the only support is via the
> above list).
>
> Please read the Beta and End-User license agreement for exact details
> when you install RadiusNT 2.5.
>
>
> Downloading the Beta
> ----------------------
>
> Obtain RadiusNT 2.5 Beta 5 from
> ftp://ftp.iea-software.com/radiusnt/beta/
>
> RNT25B5.zip: RadiusNT 2.5 Beta 5, Zipped
> rad25docs.zip: RadiusNT 2.5 Beta 5 Documentation in Microsoft Word
> format
> rad25_up.sql: SQL query to add additional fields to your database
>
>
> We look forward to your feedback regarding your experiences with
> RadiusNT 2.5. Please remember to use the mailing list as your forum
> for discussion - this will not only allow you access to the knowledge
> base of other testers, but will help us be more efficient as we move
> from this open beta to the supported and released RadiusNT 2.5
> version.
>
> Sincerely,
> The IEA Software Staff
>
>
>
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