(RADIATOR) Double Accounting Stops - How to ignore one?

Kheng Teong, Lim ktlim at uberfusion.com
Wed May 18 21:07:18 CDT 2005


Hi Frank,

Thanks for your input. I will try reversing the order to see if it'll help. 

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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-radiator at open.com.au [mailto:owner-radiator at open.com.au] On
Behalf Of Frank Danielson
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:28 PM
To: ktlim at uberfusion.com; radiator at open.com.au
Subject: RE: (RADIATOR) Double Accounting Stops - How to ignore one?

If you look at the Identifier in the two Stop requests the first one ahs an
Identifier of 2 and the second has an Identifier of 3. What this means is
that they are not retransmissions of a duplicate packet but two seperate
accounting requests for the same session. This is a bug in your NAS.

The quickest way around this that I can think of is to make a unique key of
the ACCTSESSIONID in the RADUSAGE table so that a Stop record can only be
recorded once for any given session. Then reverse the order of your AuthBy
SQL statements so that the RADUSAGE query fires first and if it fails the
RADUSERS query will not be executed. If you post your config file I'm sure
someone on the list can give more specific reccomentations.

Frank Danielson
Infrastructure Architect

ClearSky Mobile Media
56 E. Pine St.
Orlando, FL 32801
USA

fdanielson at csky.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Kheng Teong, Lim [mailto:ktlim at uberfusion.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 10:33 AM
To: radiator at open.com.au
Subject: (RADIATOR) Double Accounting Stops - How to ignore one?


Somehow or rather, once in a while, we get two (double) Accounting Stops
from some NASes.
It doesn't happen often, but when it does, it will cause problems as we're
running a prepaid system that deducts time and bandwidth from the user's
time/bandwidth bank.
Once this happens, a user's actual prepaid time/bandwidth will be double
deducted.

Is there a way to get Radiator to ignore one of the Accounting Stops? 
If yes, how do we go about configuring Radiator to only utilize one
Accounting Stop instead of both when it happens?

Thanks in advance!

[Extract from logfile]
Tue May 17 15:34:52 2005: DEBUG: Adding Clients from SQL database Tue May 17
15:34:52 2005: DEBUG: Query is: 'select  NASIDENTIFIER,  SECRET,
IGNOREACCTSIGNATURE,  DUPINTERVAL,  DEFAULTREALM,  NASTYPE,  SNMPCOMMUNITY,
LIVINGSTONOFFS,  LIVINGSTONHOLE,  FRAMEDGROUPBASEADDRESS,
FRAMEDGROUPMAXPORTSPERCLASSC,  REWRITEUSERNAME,  NOIGNOREDUPLICATES,
PREHANDLERHOOK from RADCLIENTLIST': 

Tue May 17 15:34:52 2005: DEBUG: Finished reading configuration file
'/etc/radiator/radius.cfg'
Tue May 17 15:34:52 2005: DEBUG: Reading dictionary file
'/etc/radiator/dictionary'
Tue May 17 15:34:52 2005: DEBUG: Creating authentication port 0.0.0.0:1645
Tue May 17 15:34:52 2005: DEBUG: Creating accounting port 0.0.0.0:1646 Tue
May 17 15:34:52 2005: NOTICE: Server started: Radiator 3.8 on AAAtlas Tue
May 17 15:35:02 2005: DEBUG: Packet dump:

Tue May 17 16:07:29 2005: DEBUG: Packet dump:
*** Received from 192.168.51.27 port 1025 ....
Code:       Access-Request
Identifier: 0
Authentic:  <142><159><176>O<127><172>M<245>B<221><31>s4<204><250><166>
Attributes:
 User-Name = "deleted"
 CHAP-Challenge =
9<220>+<16><142>*<242><232><194>\<141><15><221><199><12><188>
 CHAP-Password =
<208><160><247><21><31><175>Nw<182><189><218><9><215><150><26>;=
 Calling-Station-Id = "172.16.1.14"
 Service-Type = Authenticate-Only
 NAS-Identifier = "My Unique Server Name"
 NAS-Port = 0

Tue May 17 16:07:29 2005: DEBUG: Handling request with Handler
'Realm=DEFAULT'
Tue May 17 16:07:29 2005: DEBUG: SQLSESSIONDB Deleting session for deleted,
192.168.51.27, 0 Tue May 17 16:07:29 2005: DEBUG: do query is: 'delete from
RADONLINE where ACCTSESSIONID = NULL': 

Tue May 17 16:07:29 2005: DEBUG: Handling with Radius::AuthSQL Tue May 17
16:07:29 2005: DEBUG: Handling with Radius::AuthSQL: SUBSCRIBERS Tue May 17
16:07:29 2005: DEBUG: Query is: 'select PASS_WORD, STATICADDRESS, TIMELEFT,
MAXLOGINS, SERVICENAME, BADLOGINS, VALIDFROM, VALIDTO, VNC_PPPOE_CBQ_RX,
VNC_PPPOE_CBQ_TX, VNC_PPPOE_CBQ_RX_FALLBACK, VNC_PPPOE_CBQ_TX_FALLBACK,
SPLASH from RADUSERS where USERNAME='deleted' and TIMELEFT > 0 and VALIDFROM
< 1116317249 and VALIDTO > 1116317249 and ACCOUNTSTATUS > 0 and
TOTALOCTETSLEFT > 0': 

Tue May 17 16:07:29 2005: DEBUG: Radius::AuthSQL looks for match with
deleted Tue May 17 16:07:29 2005: DEBUG: Query is: 'select NASIDENTIFIER,
NASPORT, ACCTSESSIONID, FRAMEDIPADDRESS from RADONLINE where username =
'deleted'': 

Tue May 17 16:07:29 2005: DEBUG: Radius::AuthSQL ACCEPT: 
Tue May 17 16:07:29 2005: DEBUG: Access accepted for deleted Tue May 17
16:07:29 2005: DEBUG: do query is: 'insert into RADAUTHLOG (TIME_STAMP,
USERNAME, TYPE) values (1116317249, 'deleted', 1)': 

Tue May 17 16:07:29 2005: DEBUG: Packet dump:
*** Sending to 192.168.51.27 port 1025 ....
Code:       Access-Accept
Identifier: 0
Authentic:  <142><159><176>O<127><172>M<245>B<221><31>s4<204><250><166>
Attributes:
 Session-Timeout = 2409993
 VNC-PPPoE-CBQ-RX = 512000
 VNC-PPPoE-CBQ-TX = 256000
 VNC-PPPoE-CBQ-RX-Fallback = 0
 VNC-PPPoE-CBQ-TX-Fallback = 0
 splash = 1

Tue May 17 16:07:30 2005: DEBUG: Packet dump:
*** Received from 192.168.51.27 port 1025 ....
Code:       Accounting-Request
Identifier: 1
Authentic:  <128>"<130>Q+<188><24>Q<169>xB<154><143><146>8<228>
Attributes:
 Acct-Session-Id = "4528485e550"
 User-Name = "deleted"
 Calling-Station-Id = "172.16.1.14"
 Acct-Status-Type = Start
 Service-Type = Framed-User
 Framed-Protocol = PPP
 Acct-Authentic = RADIUS
 NAS-Port-Type = Async
 NAS-Identifier = "My Unique Server Name"
 NAS-Port = 0
 Acct-Delay-Time = 0

Tue May 17 16:07:30 2005: DEBUG: Handling request with Handler
'Realm=DEFAULT'
Tue May 17 16:07:30 2005: DEBUG: SQLSESSIONDB Adding session for deleted,
192.168.51.27, 0 Tue May 17 16:07:30 2005: DEBUG: do query is: 'delete from
RADONLINE where ACCTSESSIONID = '4528485e550'': 

Tue May 17 16:07:30 2005: DEBUG: do query is: 'insert into RADONLINE
(USERNAME, NASIDENTIFIER, NASPORT, ACCTSESSIONID, TIME_STAMP,
FRAMEDIPADDRESS, NASPORTTYPE, SERVICETYPE) values ('deleted',
'192.168.51.27', 0, '4528485e550', 1116317250, '172.16.1.14', 'Async',
'Framed-User')': 

Tue May 17 16:07:30 2005: DEBUG: Handling with Radius::AuthSQL Tue May 17
16:07:30 2005: DEBUG: Handling accounting with Radius::AuthSQL Tue May 17
16:07:30 2005: DEBUG: Accounting accepted Tue May 17 16:07:30 2005: DEBUG:
Packet dump:
*** Sending to 192.168.51.27 port 1025 ....
Code:       Accounting-Response
Identifier: 1
Authentic:  <128>"<130>Q+<188><24>Q<169>xB<154><143><146>8<228>
Attributes:

Tue May 17 16:07:35 2005: DEBUG: Packet dump:
*** Received from 192.168.51.27 port 1025 ....
Code:       Accounting-Request
Identifier: 2
Authentic:  <172>j<252><18><242>b:<251><168><181>-<188>a<139>i<25>
Attributes:
 Acct-Session-Id = "4528485e550"
 User-Name = "deleted"
 Calling-Station-Id = "172.16.1.14"
 Acct-Status-Type = Stop
 Service-Type = Framed-User
 Framed-Protocol = PPP
 Acct-Authentic = RADIUS
 Acct-Session-Time = 5
 Acct-Output-Octets = 30892
 Acct-Input-Octets = 2913
 Acct-Output-Packets = 58
 Acct-Input-Packets = 28
 NAS-Port-Type = Async
 NAS-Identifier = "My Unique Server Name"
 NAS-Port = 0
 Acct-Delay-Time = 0

Tue May 17 16:07:35 2005: DEBUG: Handling request with Handler
'Realm=DEFAULT'
Tue May 17 16:07:35 2005: DEBUG: SQLSESSIONDB Deleting session for deleted,
192.168.51.27, 0 Tue May 17 16:07:35 2005: DEBUG: do query is: 'delete from
RADONLINE where ACCTSESSIONID = '4528485e550'': 

Tue May 17 16:07:35 2005: DEBUG: Handling with Radius::AuthSQL Tue May 17
16:07:35 2005: DEBUG: Handling accounting with Radius::AuthSQL Tue May 17
16:07:35 2005: DEBUG: do query is: 'update RADUSERS set
TIMELEFT=TIMELEFT-05, OCTETSINLEFT=OCTETSINLEFT-02913,
OCTETSOUTLEFT=OCTETSOUTLEFT-030892, TOTALOCTETSLEFT=TOTALOCTETSLEFT-02913,
TOTALOCTETSLEFT=TOTALOCTETSLEFT-030892 where USERNAME='deleted'': 

Tue May 17 16:07:35 2005: DEBUG: do query is: 'insert into RADUSAGE
(ACCTDELAYTIME,ACCTINPUTOCTETS,ACCTOUTPUTOCTETS,ACCTSESSIONID,ACCTSESSIONTIM
E,ACCTSTATUSTYPE,FRAMEDIPADDRESS,NASIDENTIFIER,NASPORT,TIME_STAMP,USERNAME)
values (0,2913,30892,'4528485e550',5,2,'172.16.1.14','My Unique Server
Name',0,1116317255-05,'deleted')': 

Tue May 17 16:07:35 2005: DEBUG: Accounting accepted Tue May 17 16:07:35
2005: DEBUG: Packet dump:
*** Sending to 192.168.51.27 port 1025 ....
Code:       Accounting-Response
Identifier: 2
Authentic:  <172>j<252><18><242>b:<251><168><181>-<188>a<139>i<25>
Attributes:

Tue May 17 16:07:35 2005: DEBUG: Packet dump:
*** Received from 192.168.51.27 port 1025 ....
Code:       Accounting-Request
Identifier: 3
Authentic:
<255><162><129><215><190><24><136>$<13>0<23><144><145><217><226><244>
Attributes:
 Acct-Session-Id = "4528485e550"
 User-Name = "deleted"
 Calling-Station-Id = "172.16.1.14"
 Acct-Status-Type = Stop
 Service-Type = Framed-User
 Framed-Protocol = PPP
 Acct-Authentic = RADIUS
 Acct-Session-Time = 5
 Acct-Output-Octets = 30892
 Acct-Input-Octets = 2913
 Acct-Output-Packets = 58
 Acct-Input-Packets = 28
 NAS-Port-Type = Async
 NAS-Identifier = "My Unique Server Name"
 NAS-Port = 0
 Acct-Delay-Time = 0

Tue May 17 16:07:35 2005: DEBUG: Handling request with Handler
'Realm=DEFAULT'
Tue May 17 16:07:35 2005: DEBUG: SQLSESSIONDB Deleting session for deleted,
192.168.51.27, 0 Tue May 17 16:07:35 2005: DEBUG: do query is: 'delete from
RADONLINE where ACCTSESSIONID = '4528485e550'': 

Tue May 17 16:07:35 2005: DEBUG: Handling with Radius::AuthSQL Tue May 17
16:07:35 2005: DEBUG: Handling accounting with Radius::AuthSQL Tue May 17
16:07:35 2005: DEBUG: do query is: 'update RADUSERS set
TIMELEFT=TIMELEFT-05, OCTETSINLEFT=OCTETSINLEFT-02913,
OCTETSOUTLEFT=OCTETSOUTLEFT-030892, TOTALOCTETSLEFT=TOTALOCTETSLEFT-02913,
TOTALOCTETSLEFT=TOTALOCTETSLEFT-030892 where USERNAME='deleted'': 

Tue May 17 16:07:35 2005: DEBUG: do query is: 'insert into RADUSAGE
(ACCTDELAYTIME,ACCTINPUTOCTETS,ACCTOUTPUTOCTETS,ACCTSESSIONID,ACCTSESSIONTIM
E,ACCTSTATUSTYPE,FRAMEDIPADDRESS,NASIDENTIFIER,NASPORT,TIME_STAMP,USERNAME)
values (0,2913,30892,'4528485e550',5,2,'172.16.1.14','My Unique Server
Name',0,1116317255-05,'deleted')': 

Tue May 17 16:07:35 2005: DEBUG: Accounting accepted Tue May 17 16:07:35
2005: DEBUG: Packet dump:
*** Sending to 192.168.51.27 port 1025 ....
Code:       Accounting-Response
Identifier: 3
Authentic:
<255><162><129><215><190><24><136>$<13>0<23><144><145><217><226><244>
Attributes:

Thanks

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Warm Regards,
Kheng Teong, Lim

Chief Technology Officer
Red Tree Ventures Sdn. Bhd.
-----------------------------------------------------------
Red Tree Ventures Sdn. Bhd.
No. 119, (3rd Floor) Jalan SS6/12,
Kelana Jaya Urban Centre,
47301 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor Darul Ehsan, MALAYSIA.
Tel: 03-7880 6580 / Fax: 03-7880 6590
http://www.redtreeunwired.com
------------------------------------------------------------

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