radius server cannot handle external request

[xia sihua]

> Hi,
>
> >    I have installed the latest freeradius server (version: 2.0.3) on my
> > Fedora Core 5 i386 PC.  Now it can work ok when I use "radtest test test
> > localhost 0 testing123" to test local user from local. And under debug mode
> > "radiusd -X" the server can print out relevant handle info. However,
> > Configure another machine as a RADIUS client and send out request, and the
> > server is silent, and stop "Ready to process requests.". That means the
> > server cannot handle external radius request.
>
> default FC5 install?  edit /etc/sysconfig/iptables then
> 'service iptables restart'  you'll need to allow UDP 1812 and 1813
> from the client address. not a freeradius problem.
Yes, I use default configuration. The firewall discard the radius
packet. After adding the rule allowing radius udp packet coming in,
the server can handle the message.
Thanks for you and Ivan Kalik.
>
> alan
>
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Best regards！
walter
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