(RADIATOR) SNMP, Simultaneous-Use and Redback SMS500

Fri Aug 2 02:31:05 CDT 2002

Hi Hugh,

Thanks. I have worked together with Onno on one project when he visited us
in Estonia. I'll send you any information as I get it.

Rgds.
Toomas Kärner
Estonian Telephone Company
Head Administrator of DSL

----- Original Message -----
From: "Hugh Irvine" <hugh at open.com.au>
To: "Toomas Kärner" <tomkar at estpak.ee>; <onno at redback.com>
Cc: <radiator at open.com.au>
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 7:33 AM
Subject: Re: (RADIATOR) SNMP, Simultaneous-Use and Redback SMS500

>
> Hello Toomas -
>
> You should check with Redback to see what is possible as far as querying
> the device is concerned, as well as what is recorded in the accounting
> requests (and the correspondence of course).
>
> I have copied this mail to Onno Becker at Redback who may be able to
> help, as there are many of Onno's customers using Radiator already.
>
> Please copy us on what you discover so we can add the correct NasType
> code.
>
> regards
>
> Hugh
>
>
> On Friday, August 2, 2002, at 04:05 PM, Toomas Kärner wrote:
>
> > Hi Hugh,
> >
> > We also use Redback equipment. At the moment we always assume that
> > session
> > DB is correct, but I'd like to chek also. So far I haven't found a
> > suitable
> > NasType parameter. Only place where Redback is mentioned in the ref.pdf
> > is
> > section about dictionaries (v.2.19 & v.3.1). Could you tell us what type
> > might be most suitable?
> > I have also the same problem with Unisphere ERX family equipment.
> >
> > Rgds.
> > Toomas Kärner
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Hugh Irvine" <hugh at open.com.au>
> > To: <sven.holz at wobcom.de>
> > Cc: <radiator at open.com.au>
> > Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 2:08 AM
> > Subject: Re: (RADIATOR) SNMP, Simultaneous-Use and Redback SMS500
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Hello Sven -
> >>
> >> There are many readers of this list who use Redback equipment, and
> >> there
> >> are people at Redback on this list as well.
> >>
> >> Radiator maintains one or more session databases (in memory, SQL,
> >> DBM, ...) and tries to keep track of current sessions by using the
> >> accounting starts to add records and accounting stops (and access
> >> requests) to delete records.
> >>
> >> The NAS itself is only contacted if Radiator detects what it thinks
> >> is a
> >> simultaneous-use exception, and then only if the NasType parameter is
> >> set in the corresponding Client clause(s). In this situation, Radiator
> >> goes through the list of sessions for the particular user and queries
> >> the NAS(s) to verify that the sessions are still active. If any session
> >> has gone away, that record in the session database is deleted and the
> >> connection is allowed to proceed. If on the other hand, all the
> >> sessions
> >> are still active, then the connection is rejected.
> >>
> >> You will find the mechanisms used to query the different NasTypes in
> >> section 6.5.5 of the Radiator 3.1 reference manual ("doc/ref.html") and
> >> you will find the corresponding code in the "Radius/Nas" directory.
> >>
> >> regards
> >>
> >> Hugh
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> Hi, has anyone any eyperiences with the upper configuration?
> >>>
> >>> I'm also interested in the function, how radiator checks via snmp that
> >>> an
> >>> account is use. I did a snmpwalk on a portmaster and i haven't found
> >>> any
> >>> information about needfull data (what does not mean that it isn't
> >>> there :-)
> >>>
> >>> And please don't tell me that cisco is better, it was not my
> >>> decision ;-)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>  with kind regards || Mit freundlichen Gruessen
> >>>
> >>>         Sven Holz
> >>>
> >>>
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