FR Using MAC Authentication

Nicolas Goutte nicolas.goutte at extragroup.de
Fri May 8 17:41:35 CEST 2009


Am 08.05.2009 um 17:35 schrieb Steve Wu:

> Hi -
>
> I have just started tinkering with Freeradius, I built an Ubuntu  
> 8.10 server box and installed FR --> sudo apt-get install  
> freeradius*. It installed in a breeze and tested fine. I have setup  
> a HP420 AP for testing, it's chattering with the FR box fine (I  
> think).
>
> I want my wireless clients to do MAC authentication via the FR box.  
> I have setup my users file to auth two of my test laptops:
>
> 000E35-84610A Auth-Type := Local, User-Password == "esradius"
> 00215C-08B25D Auth-Type := Local, User-Password == "esradius"

Try to assign ( := ) the password instead of comparing ( == ) it.


>
>
> When either tries to connect up, in the FR debug I see:
>
> rad_recv: Access-Request packet from host 10.10.18.241:2160, id=7,  
> length=53
>         User-Name = "00215c-08b25d"
>         User-Password = "00215c-08b25d"
>   Processing the authorize section of radiusd.conf
>
> The authentication eventually fails:
>
> rlm_pap: WARNING! No "known good" password found for the user.   
> Authentication may fail because of this.
>
> Why is the User-Password the MAC address and not what is specified  
> in the users file? I have only tweaked the users and clients.conf  
> files.
>
> Just simple MAC authentication, that's all I want at this point.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> - Steve
>
>
>
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Nicolas Goutte


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