Re: [RFR2] templates://radiusd-livingston/{templates}

[Jens Seidel <jensseidel@users.sf.net>]

On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 08:40:16AM -0400, Kevin Coyner wrote:
> Please find, for review, the debconf templates and control file for
> radiusd-livingston.
>  Some ISPs (commonly modem, DSL, or wireless 802.11 services) require you to

ISP stands for Internet Service Provider, right?
A DSL service is not an ISP!

>  enter a username and password in order to connect to the Internet. Before
>  access to the network is granted, this information is passed to a Network
>  Access Server (NAS) device over the link-layer protocol and then to a RADIUS
>  server over the RADIUS protocol. The RADIUS server checks that the
>  information is correct using authentication schemes like PAP, CHAP or EAP. If
>  accepted, the server will then authorize access to the ISP's system and
>  select an IP address, L2TP parameters, etc.

Better:

Some ISPs require you to enter a username and password (e.g. for commonly
modem, DSL, or wireless 802.11 services) in order to connect to the
Internet.

Jens