[RADIATOR] Question regarding MaxTargetHosts

[Jani Lahti]

Hello Patrik

The processing doesn't reach host 4 if MaxTargetHosts is set to 2. Radiator
cannot know if the target host is unavailable/down or if it's just ignoring
the incoming requests. In both cases there's just no reply coming back, and
they are treated similarly in AuthBy RADIUS.

//jani

On Thu, 18 Dec 2025 at 11:28, Patrik Forsberg via radiator <
radiator at lists.open.com.au> wrote:

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> Have a small question regarding MaxTargetHosts in AuthBy Radius.
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> Will this limit the number of hosts ask regardless of the hosts status or
> if the hosts is unavailable for the moment will the request continue on
> without counting it against this counter ?
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> Say I have MaxTargetHosts set to 2
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> Host 1 – is unavailable/down
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> Host 2 – is available – doesn’t respond (request ignored)
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> Host 3 – is unavailable/down
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> Host 4 – is available – responds with a reject
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> Will it ever reach Host 4 as long as MaxTargetHosts is set to 2 ?
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> Patrik Forsberg
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