require 'rubygems'
require 'net/ldap'


def authenticate(user_name, password)
  conn = Net::LDAP.new( {:host => '192.168.1.100', :port => 389, :auth => { :method => :simple, :username => user_name, :password => password }} )
  conn.bind
end

# puts "Yay" if authenticate('Mary', 'Frank3nstein')
# => "Yay"
# authenticate('Baduser', 'Bad pass')
# => false