[c-nsp] Looking for VMP(S)-Server

[Volodymyr Yakovenko]

On Sun, Mar 20, 2005 at 01:09:26PM +0100, Lukas Krattiger wrote:
>It looks like we go the 2948G or the open-vmps way.
>With the Open-Source VMPS project you have a good way to build a
>webbased-interface but what if cisco changes some stuff in their vmps
>implementation. I mean, the open-source vmps is reverse engineered, so you
>are always a step behind.
>With the switch you are limited to the cli, or you build a
>web-vty-interface.
>
>Does anyone has an Idea about the price of the "User Registration
>Tool-Software" and the "VLAN Policy Server 1100 Series" ?

There is one more possible choise - to migrate from Cisco's proprietary 
VMPS to 802.1x based port authorization & VLAN assignment. There are several
Radius servers with Web-GUI on the market. Appliance versions are also 
available.

>Thanks
>-Lukas
>
>
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>[mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Volodymyr Yakovenko
>Sent: Samstag, 19. M?rz 2005 20:21
>To: Peter Hicks
>Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
>Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Looking for VMP(S)-Server
>
>On Sat, Mar 19, 2005 at 11:55:30AM +0000, Peter Hicks wrote:
>>Christian Bering wrote:
>>
>>> Something like this, perhaps? http://vmps.sourceforge.net/
>>
>>I looked at that, and it's very very nice software.  I'm the only guy 
>>in our team who knows Linux inside-out, which means I can't run this on 
>>our production network.
>>
>>Is there a commercial version of this?  Generating a VMPS database and 
>>having switches copy it down is a bit 'raw' for my liking.  Do Cisco do 
>>a commercial product?
>
>As far as I know User Registration Tool is the only one commercial software
>implementation of VMPS available from Cisco.
>
>You could also use old cat4000 acting only as VPMS server.
>
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>Regards,
>Volodymyr.
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Regards,
Volodymyr.