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

Cortney Thompson Cortney at wyoming.com
Tue Apr 16 19:05:37 CDT 2002


I guess I should have also.  I will try that out.

Thanks

At 08:27 AM 4/17/02 +1000, Hugh Irvine wrote:

>Hello Cortney -
>
>I should have seen this before - your Handler should look like this:
>
><Handler Request-Type=Ascend-Access-Event-Request>
>
>regards
>
>Hugh
>
>
>On Wed, 17 Apr 2002 00:35, Cortney Thompson wrote:
> > 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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> > >> > Frank Danielson
> > >> > [Infrastructure Architect]
> > >> >
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> > >Cortney Thompson
> > >Cortney at wyoming.com
> > >
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> > Cortney Thompson
> > Cortney at wyoming.com
> >
> >   Opinions are mine and do not necessarily reflect
> >                     those of wyoming.com LLC
>
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Cortney Thompson
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