Radius Accounting Server

ericsooter · Wed Mar 08, 2006 10:51 pm

I am currently using PPoE with radius client on a RB500 board. It is currently working great, but I was needing to send my accounting packets to a different radius server. Is there a place where I can specify a different server as the radius accounting server?

Thanks,
Eric

jager · Wed Mar 08, 2006 11:56 pm

If I undersanded well your question, all you need to do is to specify what radius server MT shell use in Radus menu.
If you have static users, they will be connected without contacting the radius server. If the user is not in the list, then he will be authenticated by (and accounting packet sent to) external radius server.

ofasa · Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:01 am

Try creating another radius server entry with the details of your backup server and check the 'Accounting Backup' box. (Haven't tried it, but I think that's swhat it's for).

ericsooter · Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:18 am

Actually, I need to have normal radius authentication on one server and radius accounting on another server. I know that other RAS boxes (ie Lucent Maxs, USR Totatl Control boxes, etc) allow you to specify both a radius authentication server and a radius accounting server.

Ofasa, I will try out your suggestion.

jager · Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:21 am

I`m crossing fingers for Ofasa`s suggestion to work, but I think it will not

IMHO, backup radius server will be used only if the primary radius is not responding. Correct me if I`m wrong

cmit · Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:39 am

Perhaps you could forward your Acct packets from the "authentication" RADIUS server to the other RADIUS server which should do accounting? I think there's a way to do this with FreeRADIUS.

Of course, that way all accounting data will go "through" you "authentication" RADIUS server...

Best regards,
Christian Meis

ericsooter · Thu Mar 09, 2006 11:13 pm

Okfsa, that worked like a champ. It went ahead and authenticated on the main radius server and then sent an accounting packet to the accounting server.

Much thanks,
Eric