On Sun, 9 May 2004 17:26:41 +0300 (EEST) Kostas Kalevras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sat, 8 May 2004, jesk wrote: > > > On Saturday 08 May 2004 19:34, Kostas Kalevras wrote: > > > On Sat, 8 May 2004, jesk wrote: > > > > hi, > > > > > > > > is there a need to run radrelay for identification of > > > > simultanous logins if iam running mysql backend with accounting > > > > in it? the mysql is storing the sessions and the radius server > > > > can query it for identification of the amount of logins a user > > > > have, why then the need of radrelay for announcing every session > > > > to every radius server? > > > > > > To identify double logins on a multi server environment you have > > > to keep the accounting information synchronized. I strongly > > > recommend radrelay, it works great, it can cope with server > > > delays/downtimes and since it sends radius accounting packets, the > > > synchronization is not limited to mysql but to the whole > > > accounting system (rad_counter, rad_utmp etc). And it's very easy > > > to setup, just run radrelay on both your radius servers (if you > > > have two). Read doc/radrelay for more information. Use the latest > > > CVS version, it has many fixes and works very nice (we are using > > > it on a multiserver environment with 100000 sessions/day). > > > > > > > the next question i have is that i dont know how to cluster the > > > > mysql backend, cause mysql replication works only oneway, and > > > > the radius cant announce new sessions to both of the > > > > mysqlservers. iam right in thinking that i can only backup my > > > > system with the replication or only use mysql for authentication > > > > on both mysqlserver but session handling have to be stored in > > > > one mysqlserver? maybe someone can tell me something about good > > > > clustering of freeradius with mysql? > > > > > > > > > > > > thanks in advance, > > > > christian > > > > > > > > - > > > > List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See > > > > http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html > > > > > > -- > > > Kostas Kalevras Network Operations Center > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] National Technical University of Athens, Greece > > > Work Phone: +30 210 7721861 > > > 'Go back to the shadow' Gandalf > > > > > > - > > > List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See > > > http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html > > > > hi, > > > > thanks for your fast answer. the advantage with simultanous-use and > > session handling in mysql is, that i have the control in one central > > database. what would be if a session is already dead but would exist > > in the detail file for radrelay, how would i clean this if i wouldnt > > use radcheck for checking the nas for the dead/active session? > > With radrelay you just keep the accounting information synchronized > between multiple radius servers. That *includes* mysql. So in a sence > you have a central database, only it is multihomed. And you should > always use checkrad for double login detection to work correctly. > > > > > > > > > - > > List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See > > http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html > > > > -- > Kostas Kalevras Network Operations Center > [EMAIL PROTECTED] National Technical University of Athens, Greece > Work Phone: +30 210 7721861 > 'Go back to the shadow' Gandalf > > - > List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See > http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html > hi, can i keep accounting information synchronized wit radlrelay on two mysql servers, or how do you keep your accounting information in your 2 mysqlservers? - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
