Subj : The new Radius, RFC
To   : Kurt Weiske
From : Paul Quinn
Date : Sun Nov 30 2014 09:13:46

Hi! Kurt,

On 29/11/2014 3:16 AM, you wrote:

 KW> I'd like to throw a question out there -- I'm using Radius, used Argus for
 KW> some time. I'd always wanted to be able to use the nodelist directly, but
 KW> in able to get polling to work had to load in the ARGUS.TXT overrides, 
then
 KW> in the TCP/IP restrictions field entered BND as a required field.

That's weird.  I checked the nodelist and in our Z3 version there's only two 
fellers using a ",BND," listing: one in Kentucky & one in Chile (used in 
multiple entries).  I do have an old ARGUS.TXT from March of this year, and I 
can see that all the entries require ",BND," nodes... fascinating... in a Star 
Trek 'Scottie meets keyboard' thing.

 KW> I'd like to be able to have Radius dial from the nodelist, but it seems
 KW> that it can't parse the combinations of flags to define BINK connectivity.

Dial?  You meant to call on IP... right?  Well I can't say that what I have 
done is better than any other bloke's way.  (Certainly since seeing some 
inconsistencies with Radius's behaviour reported in this echo over the years, 
and since seeing Björn's remarks on the state of the source code for Radius 
and then Argus.)  I have both the BND & BNP flags as well as IBN in the 
required restrictions.  I don't know how the older ones got in that table.

(I even tried ICM but that didn't work.  Radius is still fixated on CM nodes 
only... or ",U,Txy" nodes [which is 'cactus' now].)

 KW> Is there a better way of getting Radius to connect via BINK than using the
 KW> override file?

Mmm... I don't use any override /file/ but I do have several overrides in the 
'Nodes' grid, or as seen from the Config-->'Node Inspector'. Most of those are 
for passworded links or private (Pvt,...) nodes.  On the down side, I do know 
that a couple are for links that, for who knows what reason, just will not 
parse properly from the nodelist in Radius.

On the plus side I will tell you that there only 18 overrides in the Nodes 
grid.  Generally, Radius also handles INA-flagged nodelist entries; something 
that Argus doesn't know about IIRC.  Quite often one-off netmails just get 
transferred during sessions 'slicker than snot'.

I need breakfast... so too, the animals...

Cheers,
Paul.

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