(RADIATOR) Re: DefaultLeasePeriod

[Hugh Irvine]

Hello Ingvar -

No I have never seen such a thing.

This is because the end client device must start a session (usually PPP) 
*before* it can send TCP/UDP packets.

regards

Hugh


On Monday, August 19, 2002, at 11:41 PM, Ingvar Berg (EAB) wrote:

> Does anyone know how to set up clients, NAS etc to make the client use 
> a DHCP server at the ISP? Is it as simple as doing a normal DHCP 
> configuration in the client, and then set up your DHCP server? Or do 
> you have to configure the NAS as well? Because such a setup would allow 
> the client to renew its own IP address according to the lease time 
> configured in the DHCP server.
>
> /Ingvar
>
>>  -----Original Message-----
>> From: 	aitayemi at metrong.com [mailto:aitayemi at metrong.com]
>>
>> Hi Hugh,
>>
>> One, I assume the checkattribute ( Service-Type =
>> Framed-User,Time ="Al0000-2400",Simultaneous-Use = 1)
>> implies "always-on 24-7-365" access for the user?
>>
>> My aim is to allow clients with DSL access
>> (alwayson-24-7-365) to remain on without radiatior reclaiming the
>> IP address allocated to them while they are still connected.
>>
>> What combination of attributes do you think can handle
>> clients with DSL access (alwayson-24-7-365) and dial-up
>> access so that the IP address is not reclaimed for the DSL
>> clients while they are still connected - and still reclaim
>> the IP addresses allocated to the dial-up/DSL clients when
>> they disconnect by themselves from the NASes?
>>
>> Would setting the Defaultleaseperiod to "infinity" ( :-) or
>> say a year, and leaving the LeaseReclaimInterval set to
>> (say) a day handle the kind of configuration I mentioned
>> above? That is, correctly reclaim the IPaddresses for clients
>> when they are disconnected (by NAS, attributes, etc) and also
>> not reclaim the IP addresses allocated to clients
>> that are still online.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Tunde Itayemi.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Hugh Irvine <mailto:hugh at open.com.au>
>> To: Ayotunde Itayemi <mailto:aitayemi at metrong.com>
>> Cc: radiator at open.com.au <mailto:radiator at open.com.au>
>> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 12:31 PM
>> Subject: (RADIATOR) Re: DefaultLeasePeriod
>>
>>
>> Hello Tunde -
>>
>> The IP address in the address pool is marked as available
>> when the DefaultLeasePeriod expires.
>>
>> There is no relationship between the Session-Timeout on the
>> NAS and the DefaultLeasePeriod for the IP address allocation.
>> You will have to manage any relationship that you wish to
>> have with your configuration.
>>
>> regards
>>
>> Hugh
>>
>>
>>
>> On Monday, August 19, 2002, at 06:09 PM, Ayotunde Itayemi wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Hugh, Hi All,
>>
>> What happens when the DefaultLeasePeriod  (say 86400 = 1 day) expires?
>> Does the user get disconnected and the IP allocated to
>> him/her reclaimed?
>> Or is the user (correctly) allowed to stay connected?
>>
>> Let's assume that the checkattribute of the clients specifies
>> that he/she
>> can stay on for the whole day (Service-Type =
>> Framed-User,Time ="Al0000-2400",Simultaneous-Use = 1)
>>
>> Regards,
>> Tunde I.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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