Re: Logging based on port request came in on

[Phil Mayers <p.mayers@imperial.ac.uk>]

Walt Reynolds wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have freeradius 1.1.2 set up to listen on both ports 1812/1813 and 
> 1645/1646.  This is simply to separate user and admin login.  What I 
> would like to do is to add logging based on the port.  I could add  
> %{NAS-Port-Type} to the Detail such as:
>
> detailfile = ${radacctdir}/%{NAS-Port-Type}/auth-detail-%Y%m%d
>
> The problem with doing this as it uses the string "Wireless-802.11" or 
> "Virtual".  I would instead like to use the port the request came in on 

NAS-Port-Type is, as you've discovered, the port type of the session 
being authenticated/accounted

> (1812 or 1645) or even modify that string value.  I tried to add the 
> string %(request:Packet-Dst-Port) (from the 
> dictionary.freeradius.internal) in the detailfile, but comes back blank.

You'll need a sufficiently recent version of the server for that to 
work, and IIRC the "preprocess" module needs to be run (you should 
always run it)

> Am I misreading this in some way.  I assume that internally freeradius 
> knows what port the request came in on.

What version are you running?