freeradius - Called-Station-Id, reporting

[Madhvi Gokool]

>
> Hello
> We are currently using freeradius to authenticate dialup users.  We are 
> investigating several wasy of improving the service offered to the dialup 
> users and have encountered several issues: -
>
> 1. The Called-Station-Id is a 4-digit number in the detail log file.
> While testing authentication based on the Called Telephone number, the 
> Called-Station-Id had to be specified as "1300" instead of "2131300" in 
> the users file .
> If we have two PRI lines , say 3120101 and 2130101, the Called-Station-Id 
> will be seen as "0101" in both cases.  So we'll not be able to 
> differentiate between the two numbers.  Is there a way to configure 
> freeradius or Cisco5350 RAS to use a 7-digit number as Called-Station-Id. 
> The Calling -Station-Id however is a 7-digit number.
> 2.  I have also tested the Login-Time, Max-Daily-Session and 
> Max-Monthly-Session attributes.  If the user is dialing outside the 
> timeframe set in the users file or has exceeded his daily/monthly quota, 
> he will not get connected. Excerpt of radius log file below : -
> Thu Oct  6 15:26:18 2005 : Auth: Invalid user (rlm_counter: Maximum daily 
> usage
> time reached): [steve/<CHAP-Password>] (from client as port 255 cli 
> 2117039)
> As administrator we'll know why the user got disconnected .
> For the user side now, how can we inform the user that
> i) he has exceeded his quota and that he should replenish his account.  or
> ii) he's dialing outside the timeframe he paid for.
> iii) he's got xxx seconds of connection time left
> Are there any scripts that will interact with freeradius and send these 
> users an email or sms?
>
> 3. Does dialup admin work with plain text users file ?
> Thanx in advance for your help.
> Regds
> Madhvi
>