Freeradius not authenticating Wireless Clients

[Ivan Kalik]

>     I am having problems with my freeradius server for the past 24
> hours, which seems that the radius server isn't authenticating EAP-TLS
> clients from my wireless network. I am looking for a little advice from
> the local subject matter experts. I am running a Vista and an XP home
> client right now, both worked, I rebuilt the Vista machine and wasn't
> able to authenticate. my WAP tends to not service Radius requests when
> the radius server goes away for whatever reasons, and the fix is just to
> cycle power on it. It is a WRT54GS by Linksys, and after the last power
> cycle, it just doesn't authenticate clients anymore. If it is the WAP, I
> am wondering what suggestions people have for a good WAP that is stable
> and runs WPA2 Enterprise? What I am seeing from Radiusd on Debug mode is:
>
> rad_recv: Access-Request packet from host 192.168.10.10 port 1784, id=1,
> length=152

Then:

> rad_recv: Access-Request packet from host 192.168.10.10 port 1786, id=1,
> length=152
...
> Cleaning up request 63 ID 1 with timestamp +594
> Cleaning up request 64 ID 1 with timestamp +594
> Cleaning up request 65 ID 1 with timestamp +594
> Cleaning up request 66 ID 1 with timestamp +594
> Cleaning up request 67 ID 1 with timestamp +594
> Cleaning up request 68 ID 1 with timestamp +594

It seems to be sending the initial request over and over again. Is your AP
getting the response from the radius server?

Ivan Kalik
Kalik Informatika ISP