hi if i understood correctly, you use local authentication with eap, i.e. by some file. can you please post the configuration of the concerned user in the radius "users" file?
> When I try to authenticate through windows XP Local area connection popup > dialog, it refuses authentication straight away. > > modcall: entering group authorize > modcall[authorize]: module "preprocess" returns ok > modcall[authorize]: module "eap" returns updated > modcall[authorize]: module "files" returns notfound > modcall: group authorize returns updated > rad_check_password: Found Auth-Type EAP > auth: type "EAP" > modcall: entering group authenticate > rlm_eap: Request found, released from the list > rlm_eap: EAP_TYPE - md5 > rlm_eap: processing type md5 > > rlm_eap_md5: No password configured for this user > > modcall[authenticate]: module "eap" returns invalid > modcall: group authenticate returns invalid > auth: Failed to validate the user. > Sending Access-Reject of id 56 to 10.0.0.212:1812 > EAP-Message = "\0048\000\004" > Message-Authenticator = 0x00000000000000000000000000000000 > Finished request 2 if we don't get this with the config, we'll have to sniff traffic. a firmware update is always a good idea especially if it is older than 12-16 monthes. ciao artur -- Artur Hecker artur[at]hecker.info - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html