Mac Authentication

[Keith Patton]

All,
I have a need to have a distributed database for dhcp mac addresses..
The dhcp.conf file will have
logistic problems keeping it in sync with 40+ servers with 20+ different
people managing from all parts of the world and languages.. The reason
for the sync is that many people travel between sites, and we have
numerous visitors. This would permit dhcp to give out addresses to our
employees since the mac would be registered, yet deny visitors whom have
been know to possess viri and that freely distribute them to us by
plugging in.


I was thinking about having dhcp query our corp wide ldap database for
valid mac addresses. The ldap would contain a branch that would be
equivalent to the host statement in the dhcp.conf file.

Now, Realizing that querring ldap for each dhcp request would be
insanely slow...therefore

Ideally it hit the ldap every 15min and bulk load all the mac's into its
internal db.

My questions for all,

first of all,  coding this is not a problem for me, with that said..

My first choice...

Can this be done with omapi interface?  And Where is the best place for
the most extensive docs on this?

Else...
If not, does anyone know where in the code this could be inserted the
easiest?

thanks,

Keith






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