well if u are testing freeradius with NTRADPING then this wat i did some time back *add the following in user file* # Framed-MTU = 1500, # Framed-Compression = Van-Jacobsen-TCP-IP ###############punith added this for testing######################### *punith Cleartext-Password := "test123" root Cleartext-Password := "root123" dam Cleartext-Password := "dam123" *##################################################################### # # This is an entry for a user with a space in their name. *add the following in radius.conf* # sql #########punith added this for testing######### *etc_group *############################################### # # If you are using /etc/smbpasswd, and are also doing *add the following in the client file* # password = someadminpas } #client some.host.org { # secret = testing123 # shortname = localhost #} ####punith added this for testing########### *client 172.22.55.222 { secret = mysec shortname = punith } client 172.22.54.64 { secret = mysec shortname = punith } client 172.22.55.10 { secret = mysec shortname = root } client 10.19.1.237 { secret = mysec shortname = root } *##############end########################### # # You can now specify one secret for a network of clients. Then i used NT radping with the following parameters radius secret --> mysec user -->root password -- > root123 hope this helps u ! I am not sending this to mail list cos i am not sure abt it but i got this through googling or use this radtest punith test123 <radius -ip> 1812 mysec <nas ip> if no nas then just put 10 *radtest punith test123 <radius -ip> 1812 mysec 10* regards