FreeRadius and LDAP from Nortel Switch

[Phil Mayers]

On 28/09/10 13:31, BELLIERE Eric wrote:
> Dears,
>
> I would like to make a radius authentication while access to a Network
> Elements (Nortel ERS 8600).
>
> This authentication will be done via LDAP.
>
> Everything seems to be ok except that when the request is sent from the
> Network elements the password is not in clear text and then FreeRadius
> says that password didn't matches.
>
> When I try from RadPing (from my laptop) then my LDAP authentication is OK
>
> Can you please help me?
>
>  From RadPing
>
> rad_recv: Access-Request packet from host 172.18.113.82 port 3340, id=1,
> length=48
>
>          User-Name = "ebellier"
>
>          User-Password = "xxxxxxxxxx"

You've got the shared secret wrong. Check it carefully at both ends.