(RADIATOR) Reliable accounting?

[Jesús M Díaz]

Hi Mike,

as Julio, we have problems with lost request too, and we correct the
RADONLINE/NASES mismatches with scripts, accesing the sql db
directly.

so, if you want, we could work with you testing your code.

regards

On Fri, 1 Jun 2001 12:20:32 +0200, julio.prada at bt.es wrote:

>Hello Mike,
>
>We have serious problems with acct. requests that are lost.
>
>Actually we use scripts made by us to check really-used ports and delete
>incorrect entries in RADONLINE table.
>
>The frequency of the executions of these scripts is high. And they use
>radpwtst to correct bad entries in RADONLINE. So extra traffic is generated
>to maintain a reliable information about accounting.
>
>We are the carrier and we're very interested in solving this problem. So if
>you want, we could collaborate in testing any development about this theme
>in our laboratory as a 'friendly customer'.
>
>regards,
>jules
>
>-----Mensaje original-----
>De: Mike McCauley [mailto:mikem at open.com.au]
>Enviado el: viernes 1 de junio de 2001 19:32
>Para: radiator at open.com.au
>Asunto: (RADIATOR) Reliable accounting?
>
>
>Hello all,
>
>As we all know, the Radius protocol permits accounting records to be lost
>when
>network packet losses are serious.
>
>We are working with a third party on the possibility of reliable Radius UDP
>delivery for accounting.
>
>So I am wondering if there are people who are being badly affected by this?
>How
>bad a problem is it for you? Is the packet loss in carrier network you dont
>control, or in your own?
>
>Reply to me off-list if you prefer.
>
>Cheers.
>
>
>
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