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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=ZH-TW link=blue vlink=purple style='text-justify-trim:punctuation'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> Okis Chuang wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> > From the originate-coa documentation, it seems I can?t originate <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> > coa-request at the section of pre-proxy or post-proxy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> > It?s documented, pretty clear.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> It's nice to hear that the documentation helps. :)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> I thought docs are very helpful at most of time. :p<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> > I?m not sure whether it is the cause of my following questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> It is.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> > But what if I need two steps below finished continually both in the <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> > same<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> > move:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> > 1. **proxy** auth request to other AAA dispatcher(also FreeRADIUS)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> > to decide where to authenticate.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> That's easy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> > 2. Getting Access-Accept in post-auth, then originate coa request<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> > at once in order to change redirect profile to forward profile for <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> > subscriber.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> That's hard. At least with "originate-coa".<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> So.. the core concept of *originate-coa* is just "proxy-the-coa" instead of initiating a coa request?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> The short answer is that you can run "radclient" as an external <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> program from the post-proxy section. It's ugly, but it will work.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> Hmm..that is indeed an alternative, but like you said, it's kind of not a neat way to achieve my goal.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> And I'm worrying that might have some performance issue if supposed I will have high traffic.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> > But I got the warning that **cannot proxy and originate CoA packets <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> > at the same time**.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> Yes. We're looking into fixing that for 3.0.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> No offense, I'm curious that why can't view these two request: "Proxy-Auth Request" and "CoA Request" as two independent request?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> Or this is about some kind of concern on designation? I thought that was intuitive until I saw the result and got your kind but hopeless response : (<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> > Actually I move the coa origination to my AAA dispatcher, it also <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> > can?t works and occurs the same warning.(It makes sense because both <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> > are doing coa request after proxying auth request I guess.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> Originating a CoA packet is really proxying it. And the server <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> can't proxy to two different destinations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> Ok. I got your point.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> > So here are my questions:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> ><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> > 1. Does this flow works possibly in my scenario? I mean can I<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> > originate coa at once after getting Access-Accept?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> Not today.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> Does this would be a difficult demand? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> > 2. What if I set a **virtual coa server** for receiving coa request<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> > from itself, then send to gateway at the section of<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> That won't change anything.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> It may be easy to originate CoA packets *after* proxying. Just so <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> long as it doesn't do both at the same time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> What do you mean *after*? The next any-kind-of request?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> But I really need they do it in the same sequence. It a bit upset me.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> I'll see if I have time to look into it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> Thanks Alan! Thanks your contribution and devotion to FreeRADIUS. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US> It's really impressive. Not a compliment at all. lol<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> Alan DeKok.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>> ------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>