Two RFEs and PM3 kudos

Todd Vierling (tv@pobox.com)
Fri, 18 Apr 1997 10:55:11 -0400 (EDT)

We at IAG (iag.net) have been evaluating a PM3 for a little while now and,
frankly, are having a wonderful time with it. I do have two RFEs (one
K56flex related) that the maillist may like to review, and a question.

1. (Our Ascend MAXen have this, and it is a wonderful kludge for old
Wellfleets and other old hardware.) Caller ID authentication; if enabled, a
RADIUS server will be queried for a user ID corresponding to the CNID
number, possibly with an implementation-defined or user-settable password to
complete the authentication (my CNID entries have no Password= attribute).
If the authentication succeeds, the port is set up similarly to a 'network
hardwired' port for the duration of the call--no PAP or CHAP is required.

2. A way to differentiate K56flex frm 33.6k or lower asynchronous calls at
auth time (even if it requires "watching" for a combination of attributes
inside the RADIUS server).

Q: Since I don't see a place to set version 1 or 2, can I assume that ComOS
3.5 is RIPv2 capable in a "compatibility" sort of setup--it broadcasts and
accepts both versions? Or is it still RIPv1 only?

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