On Thu, 14 Oct 2004, Yyc wrote: > My opinion,if the NAS doesn't send packet to radius server,there maybe 2 > conditions: > 1.NAS is down,doesn't work ,usrs disconnect to internet. we can > check NAS status every x mins, if down, write current time as all usrs' > accouting stop time.
That's what accounting-on/off are for. > 2.The traffic is too heavy. and UDP packet lost . but basicaly i > don't think this will happen, because the line between NAS and RADIUS server > should be strong and sometimes almost only radius packet are transporting on > it. If this condition happens, ISP could not avoid loss some money ^_^; so > buy a powerful NAS which fit your tracfic. You can define retransmission count and timeout values in your nas which should minimize accounting losss. > > > Regards. > Yyc > ------------------------------------------------ > And the vision that was planted in my brain. > Still remains with the Sound of Silence. > -----????----- > ???: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ?? Cristi Banciu > ????: 2004?10?14? 21:14 > ???: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ??: Re: Accounting && billing method. > > On Thursday 14 October 2004 14:59, Graeme Hinchliffe wrote: > > Thats where accounting comes in with radacct.. you get an entry in > > post auth as the RADIUS server knows they are logging on as an > > authentication request has just been processed by it. However no > > authentication is required when someone disconnects so alas it cannot > > know they have logged off. > > > > Accounting will send a packet at logon and logoff and even (if > > configured) every x minutes to update the accounting information. > > > > RADACCT is the way to go > Thank you very much, but this doesn't answer to my question. If the NAS does > not send accounting info, how could I determine how much a user was logged > in ? I am not curious about workarounds, just want to know if is anything I > can do at freeradius level. > > Thank you very much! > > - > List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See > http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html > > > > - > 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
