Clarification on proxy backend states (Zombie vs Dead) and possible packet loss

[Erdal Emlik]

Thank you so much Alan 🙌
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> On 16 Sep 2025, at 22:09, Alan DeKok <alan.dekok at inkbridge.io> wrote:
> 
>> We are running FreeRADIUS as a proxy setup, and we are trying to better understand how backend states (Alive, Zombie, Dead) behave in practice.
> 
>  The documentation describes what those states are, and how the server transitions between them.