(RADIATOR) "Ascend-Access-Event-Request".

Cortney Thompson Cortney at wyoming.com
Tue Apr 16 09:35:31 CDT 2002


Well I thought that took care of it, but I checked log files today and 
those logs are back. I put the handler in both my AAA servers, and my PRXY 
servers.  So at least one of them should be picking it up.

Here is some sample debug.  Off the problem.  I have no clue why the 
handler you gave me is not picking these requests up.

Tue Apr 16 07:50:24 2002: DEBUG: Packet dump:
*** Received from XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX port 7017 ....
Code:       Ascend-Access-Event-Request
Identifier: 123
Authentic:  %<136>t<171><188><2>aC<128><203><245>Z<243>W<230><28>
Attributes:
         NAS-IP-Address = XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
         Port_Entry = "<0><0><0><1>"

Tue Apr 16 07:50:24 2002: DEBUG: Check if Handler Realm=nms should be used 
to handle this request
Tue Apr 16 07:50:24 2002: DEBUG: Check if Handler 
Called-Station-Id=/XXX1000$/ should be used to handle this request
Tue Apr 16 07:50:24 2002: DEBUG: Check if Handler 
Called-Station-Id=/XXX1111$/ should be used to handle this request
Tue Apr 16 07:50:24 2002: DEBUG: Check if Handler 
Called-Station-Id=/XXX1111$/ should be used to handle this request
Tue Apr 16 07:50:24 2002: DEBUG: Check if Handler 
Called-Station-Id=/XXX1111$/ should be used to handle this request
Tue Apr 16 07:50:24 2002: DEBUG: Check if Handler 
Called-Station-Id=/XXX1111$/ should be used to handle this request
Tue Apr 16 07:50:24 2002: DEBUG: Check if Handler 
Called-Station-Id=/XXX1111$/ should be used to handle this request
Tue Apr 16 07:50:24 2002: DEBUG: Check if Handler 
Called-Station-Id=/XXX1111$/ should be used to handle this request
Tue Apr 16 07:50:24 2002: DEBUG: Check if Handler 
Called-Station-Id=/XXX1111$/ should be used to handle this request
Tue Apr 16 07:50:24 2002: DEBUG: Check if Handler 
Called-Station-Id=/XXX1111$/ should be used to handle this request
Tue Apr 16 07:50:24 2002: DEBUG: Check if Handler 
Called-Station-Id=/XXX8378$/ should be used to handle this request
Tue Apr 16 07:50:24 2002: DEBUG: Check if Handler 
Code=Ascend-Access-Event-Request should be used to handle this request
Tue Apr 16 07:50:24 2002: DEBUG: Check if Handler  should be used to handle 
this request
Tue Apr 16 07:50:24 2002: DEBUG: Handling request with Handler ''
Tue Apr 16 07:50:24 2002: DEBUG: Handling with Radius::AuthRADIUS
Tue Apr 16 07:50:24 2002: DEBUG: Packet dump:
*** Sending to AAA1 port 1812 ....
Code:       Ascend-Access-Event-Request
Identifier: 1
Authentic:  %<136>t<171><188><2>aC<128><203><245>Z<243>W<230><28>
Attributes:
         NAS-IP-Address = XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
         Port_Entry = "<0><0><0><1>"


Let me know if you need any thing else.

Thanks,
Cortney


At 11:03 AM 4/15/02 -0600, Cortney Thompson wrote:
>Frank, Hugh
>
>Thanks for the Handler.  Works like a charm.  Logs look much better now.
>
>Thanks again.
>
>Cortney
>
>At 11:50 AM 4/13/02 +1000, Hugh Irvine wrote:
>
>>Hello Frank, Hello Cortney -
>>
>>You should probably use DefaultResult ACCEPT, otherwise the NAS will continue
>>to send the requests over an over again.
>>
>>regards
>>
>>Hugh
>>
>>On Sat, 13 Apr 2002 07:13, Frank Danielson wrote:
>> > It looks like the problem is that your servers AAA1 and AAA2 do not know
>> > what to do with an Ascend-Access-Event-Request. I found this 
>> explanation of
>> > the Ascend-Access-Event-Request on the web by doing a quick Google search:
>> > ..................................
>> > Ascend-Access-Event-Request (33)
>> > The MAX TNT can report the number of sessions by class to the RADIUS
>> > authentication server and to the RADIUS accounting server. The MAX TNT
>> > reports the number of sessions by sending an Ascend-Access-Event-Request
>> > (33) packet type at a user-defined interval specified by one of the
>> > following parameters:
>> >
>> >  Auth-Sess-Interval in the Rad-Auth-Client subprofile of the External-Auth
>> > profile
>> >
>> >  Acct-Sess-Interval in the Rad-Acct-Client subprofile of the External-Auth
>> > profile
>> > ...................................
>> >
>> > Since this just looks like extra accounting data that you have obviously
>> > been living without I would deal with it by using a handler clause at 
>> Prxy1
>> > and Prxy2 that looks something like this:
>> >
>> > <Handler Code=Ascend-Access-Event-Request>
>> >     <AuthBy INTERNAL>
>> >         DefaultResult    ACCEPT
>> >     </AuthBy>
>> > </Handler>
>> >
>> > <Handler>
>> >     <AuthBy RADIUS>
>> >         Secret somesecret
>> >         Host AAA1
>> >         Host AAA2
>> >     </AuthBy>
>> > </Handler>
>> >
>> >
>> > You could change the DefaultResult to IGNORE or REJECT at your option.
>> >
>> > >===== Original Message From Cortney Thompson <Cortney at wyoming.com> =====
>> > >Lately I have been getting an increase in these logs.
>> > >
>> > >Fri Apr 12 11:34:51 2002: INFO: AuthRADIUS: No reply after 5
>> > >retransmissions to AAA1 for   (25)
>> > >Fri Apr 12 11:34:51 2002: INFO: AuthRADIUS: No reply after 5
>> > >retransmissions to AAA2 for   (1)
>> > >Fri Apr 12 11:34:51 2002: INFO: AuthRADIUS could not find a working host
>> > > to forward to. Ignoring
>> > >
>> > >I know what the problem is, however the answer to the problem is alluding
>> > >me very well.  These are not ACCT, or AUTH packets.  If they were, they
>> > >would have a UserID by them.  These do no.
>> > >
>> > >Doing more investigation, I find that all requests that have this problem
>> > >are Code: "Ascend-Access-Event-Request".
>> > >I get these logs in my Radius Proxy servers (Prxy1, & Prxy2).  The proxy
>> > >servers talk with two other Radiator machines.  (AAA1, and AAA2) For the
>> > >actual Auth, and Acct.
>> > >These logs are from my prxy1 machine.  Prxy2 logs very similar.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >Fri Apr 12 11:33:51 2002: DEBUG: Packet dump:
>> > >*** Received from XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX port 7023 ....
>> > >Code:       Ascend-Access-Event-Request
>> > >Identifier: 25
>> > >Authentic:  <15>\<200><163>7<218>=<179>u~0<166><233>[<211><214>
>> > >Attributes:
>> > >         NAS-IP-Address = XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
>> > >         Port_Entry = "<0><0><0><1>"
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >*** Sending to AAA1 port 1812 ....
>> > >Code:       Ascend-Access-Event-Request
>> > >Identifier: 25
>> > >Authentic:  <15>\<200><163>7<218>=<179>u~0<166><233>[<211><214>
>> > >Attributes:
>> > >         NAS-IP-Address = XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
>> > >         Port_Entry = "<0><0><0><1>"
>> > >
>> > >Fri Apr 12 11:34:26 2002: DEBUG: Timed out, retransmitting
>> > >Fri Apr 12 11:34:26 2002: DEBUG: Packet dump:
>> > >*** Sending to AAA1 port 1812 ....
>> > >Code:       Ascend-Access-Event-Request
>> > >Identifier: 25
>> > >Authentic:  <15>\<200><163>7<218>=<179>u~0<166><233>[<211><214>
>> > >Attributes:
>> > >         NAS-IP-Address = XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
>> > >         Port_Entry = "<0><0><0><1>"
>> > >
>> > >Fri Apr 12 11:34:21 2002: INFO: AuthRADIUS: No reply after 5
>> > >retransmissions to AAA1 for   (25)
>> > >Fri Apr 12 11:34:21 2002: DEBUG: Packet dump:
>> > >*** Sending to AAA2 port 1812 ....
>> > >Code:       Ascend-Access-Event-Request
>> > >Identifier: 1
>> > >Authentic:  <15>\<200><163>7<218>=<179>u~0<166><233>[<211><214>
>> > >Attributes:
>> > >         NAS-IP-Address = XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
>> > >         Port_Entry = "<0><0><0><1>"
>> > >
>> > >Fri Apr 12 11:34:26 2002: DEBUG: Timed out, retransmitting
>> > >Fri Apr 12 11:34:26 2002: DEBUG: Packet dump:
>> > >*** Sending to AAA2 port 1812 ....
>> > >Code:       Ascend-Access-Event-Request
>> > >Identifier: 1
>> > >Authentic:  <15>\<200><163>7<218>=<179>u~0<166><233>[<211><214>
>> > >Attributes:
>> > >         NAS-IP-Address = XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
>> > >         Port_Entry = "<0><0><0><1>"
>> > >
>> > >Fri Apr 12 11:34:51 2002: INFO: AuthRADIUS: No reply after 5
>> > >retransmissions to AAA2:1812 for   (1)
>> > >Fri Apr 12 11:34:51 2002: INFO: AuthRADIUS could not find a working host
>> > > to forward to. Ignoring
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >As we can see the Prxy's are working correctly.  They did not receive a
>> > >reply, so they retransmitted 5 times.  Just what I have configured.  Then
>> > >it drops the packet, with no working host found.  My Question is this.
>> > > How can I get my Radiator AAA1, and AAA2 to listen to these requests.
>> > > Right now the Prxy1, and Prxy2 listen, but the AAA's will not pick these
>> > > requests up.  There are no logs in AAA1, or AAA2 of this request even
>> > > getting to them....  All four servers are at 2.19.  The only thing I can
>> > > think of, is Dictionary.  I use a pure Ascend2 dictionary on the Prxy's,
>> > > and a combination of Default Dictionary,Ascend2, and Cisco. on the AAA
>> > > machines.
>> > >
>> > >Could this be my problem?  Do I need the entire Ascned2 dictionary on the
>> > >AAA's?
>> > >
>> > >Am I missing something?
>> > >
>> > >Any help is appreciated.
>> > >
>> > >Thanks
>> > >Cortney
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >Cortney Thompson
>> > >Cortney at wyoming.com
>> > >
>> > >  Opinions are mine and do not necessarily reflect
>> > >                    those of wyoming.com LLC
>> > >
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