FreeRadius and Interim Packets

Alan DeKok aland at ox.org
Mon Dec 5 18:47:01 CET 2005


Matt <mhoppes at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ok, well now hold on a second.   It's not simply the
> sending/receiving/logging of interim packets that determines whether
> or not the RADIUS server has "interim packet support."  For a RADIUS
> server to fully support interim packets, it needs to monitor each
> session for the receipt of interim packets.

  Really?

>   If a specified period of
> time elapses in an open session with no receipt of an interim packet,
> then the RADIUS server will assume that the session is closed and
> create a STOP packet from the last received interim packet.  Does the
> FREERADIUS server function in that manner?

  Have you tried it?  Or, reading the documentation about session
handling?

  Why are you asking questions here when the documentation answers
your questions?  Are you more likely to believe information posted
here than what's in the docs?

  Alan DeKok.




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