Freeradius2 configuration challenges ( Binding IP address & failure of radtest

[Alan DeKok]

adaigle at vl.videotron.ca wrote:
> First off all, I am not able to configure the raduis server with an IP address .
> 
> I am getting the following message:
...
> radiusd: #### Opening IP addresses and Ports ####
> 
> Failed binding to authentication address 192.168.1.123 port 1812: Cannot assign requested address 
> There appears to be another RADIUS server running on the authentication port 1812

  Yes... because there's another RADIUS server unning.  You can't have
two servers listening on the same port.

> Second when I leave 127.0.0.1 in the radiusd.conf file and I use localhost. I get the following message doing a radtest :
> 
> [root at localhost Alain]# radtest steve testing localhost 1812 testing123 
> Sending Access-Request of id 170 to 127.0.0.1 port 1812 
>         User-Name = "steve" 
>         User-Password = "testing" 
>         NAS-IP-Address = 127.0.0.1 
>         NAS-Port = 1812 
> rad_recv: Access-Reject packet from host 127.0.0.1 port 1812, id=170, length=20 
> 
> The following is what appear on the radiusd debug screen:
> 
> [pap] WARNING! No "known good" password found for the user.  Authentication may fail because of this. 
> ++[pap] returns noop 
> No authenticate method (Auth-Type) configuration found for the request: Rejecting the user 

  Did you follow the FAQ?

  Alan DeKok.