Problem: switch authentication against Freeradius server

[Alan DeKok]

Roberto Carna wrote:
> But know I'm trying to authenticate some Allied switch users against the
> same Freeradius server...in the Allied switch I've defined the radius
> server IP, port and secret, and when I try to telnet this switch from
> other computer I fail and get this Freeradius log:

  It helps to read the debug output.

> rad_recv: Access-Request packet from host 10.4.133.254 port 49154, id=0,
> length=76
>         User-Name = "bapro2"
>         User-Password = "&kq\356\275`_R\005\034\262m\263-\r\275"
...
>   WARNING: Unprintable characters in the password.  Double-check the
> shared secret on the server and the NAS!

  Does that mean anything to you?

> I see this line is completed with a wrong or cipher password, I don't
> know why:
> 
> [pap] login attempt with password "&kqî½`_R??²m³- ½"
> 
> Please can you guide me in this problem ???

  I did.  I made FreeRADIUS print out a big WARNING message which you're
ignoring.

  Read it.  Follow the instructions.

  And don't argue that the secret is correct.  It's not.  Fix it.

  Alan DeKok.