Dialing In to Novell RADIUS Services

When you install the NMAS client components on a workstation, one of the options is to install the NMAS Dial-Up Client. This client allows users to remotely connect to the network using the same login methods and sequences as they do when they log in locally.

In order to use the NMAS Dial-Up Client, you must first set up a Windows* Dial-Up Networking entry with the phone number to the Novell RADIUS Services server you want to access.

IMPORTANT:  When you set up this entry, you need to make sure of the following:

For Windows NT*/2000 workstations, you must make sure that the option to pop up a terminal window is selected. This option is found on the Phonebook Entry > Properties > Script tab.

For Windows 9.x, you must make sure that the option to bring up a terminal window after dialing is not selected. This option is found on the Properties > General > Configuration button > Options tab.

To dial in to Novell RADIUS Services using the NMAS Dial-Up Client:

1. Double-click the NMAS Dial-Up Client icon on the workstation desktop. This icon is placed on the desktop when NMAS Dial-Up Client is installed.

2. Enter the normal network username.

3. Enter the NDS context.

4. Select a phone book entry from the drop-down list.

   This field is populated by the configuration information set up in the Windows Dial-up Networking entry. You should choose the entry that you set up for accessing Novell RADIUS Services.

   The Phone Number Preview field will show you the phone number that will be dialed for this entry.

5. Click the NMAS tab.

6. In the Sequence field, type in the name of the login sequence you use to authenticate to your network using your local NMAS client.

7. (Optional.) If you normally enter a clearance when you log in, you will need to enter the clearance name in the Requested Clearance field.

8. Click OK to dial the network.

Novell RADIUS Services uses an NLM^TM called BAUTHPXY.NLM. The settings for this NLM can affect the NMAS Dial-Up Client. The following command line parameters may be used:DEBUG=ONEnables debug logging to sys:\etc\radius\debug\bauthpxy.logMaxChallenge=For use with the NMAS Dial-Up Client. Allows the administrator to specify the maximum packet size in bytes that will be sent from the RADIUS server to the client (default is 64).MaxResponse=Sets the maximum client to server packet size in bytes (default is 32).Different Network Access Servers will allow different challenge and response sizes. If either of these parameters is set too large, the NMAS Dial-Up Client will not work.

Your Network Access Servers (NAS) will determine what values you can use for the MaxChallenge and MaxResponse parameters. Setting these values as high as possible will improve performance. However, if the values are set too high the NAS will truncate the packet, and logins will fail.