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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am trying to set up the radius server so that it forwards all accounting packet to a remote radius server without having to wait for reply.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I set it up using the copy-acct-to-home-server, proxy.conf and detail files in the modules directory.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’ve got one problem however, whenever the remote radius server becomes unavailable and then comes back up, my radius server stop forwarding and never marks it as alive again.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>At this point the remote server is marked as zombie, and remains marked as zombie indefinitely, even when it becomes reachable.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am using FreeRadius 2.1.7 with the following parameters for the home server in the proxy.conf file:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> response_window = 8<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> zombie_period = 40<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> revive_interval = 120<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> status_check = none<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>With these parameters I’m understanding that if the local radius server doesn’t receive an accounting response from the remote server before 8 seconds then it will mark it as a zombie, after a further 40 seconds it should mark it as dead. Then after 120 seconds it should mark it alive again, however I never see it being marked as alive again.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Is there something I’m doing wrong? Or an alternate option?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks and regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Andrew<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><DIV> </DIV>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>Vodafone<br>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>This email is intended only for the use of individuals to whom it is addressed, as it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not a named addressee, intended recipient, or the person responsible for delivering the message to the named addressee, be advised that you have received this email in error and that you should not disseminate, distribute, print, copy this mail or otherwise divulge its contents. In such instances, please notify Vodafone Malta Limited on telephone number +356 99999247 and delete this email from your system. Since this transmission was affected via email, Vodafone Malta Limited cannot guarantee that it is secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. Vodafone Malta Limited does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of email transmission.<br><br>Save the environment for our children - Print e-mail only when necessary.</body></html>