Re: RRAS Accounting

Rudy Komsic ( (no email) )
Mon, 6 Apr 1998 01:10:59 -0400

I would have to dig out from my old archives to find that out... may take me a
few days...

-----Original Message-----
From: Danny Sinang <danny@uplink.com.ph>
To: RadiusNT@iea-software.com <RadiusNT@iea-software.com>
Date: April 5, 1998 11:43 PM
Subject: Re: RRAS Accounting

>Rudy,
>
>To whom did you send your request ?
>
>- Danny
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Rudy Komsic <rudyk@cyberglobe.net>
>To: RadiusNT@iea-software.com <RadiusNT@iea-software.com>
>Date: Monday, April 06, 1998 11:32 AM
>Subject: Re: RRAS Accounting
>
>
>>I Did the same I had a list of over 20 items... the only one they added was
>>the start/stop Time feature. That is why I am a bit sceptical of Microsoft
>>with Radius. Also, I asked for feature enhancements to RAS for over 4
>years
>>now (reporting DTE Rate & DCE Rate) and still they did not put it in. That
>is
>>why I am saying MS may not add it in.
>>
>>What is so hard adding the actual connect speed string for a modem to RAS?
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Danny Sinang <danny@uplink.com.ph>
>>To: RadiusNT@iea-software.com <RadiusNT@iea-software.com>
>>Date: April 5, 1998 9:10 PM
>>Subject: Re: RRAS Accounting
>>
>>
>>>Hi Rudy.
>>>
>>>In fairness to Microsoft, I would like to mention the following:
>>>
>>>1. I don't run a big company - actiually, I run a very small home-based
>ISP.
>>>
>>>2. I have talked with to Tod Edwards numerous times and I have asked for
>>>several features in RRAS which they have delivered to the public in RRAS
>>>Hotfix 1 - namely that RRAS return the NASIdentifier and NASPort
>>>attributes.
>>>
>>>3. There was a particular time window when Tod told me to send in my
>>>requsted features - just as they began coding for Hotfix 2. I suggested
>that
>>>RRAS also return the ACCT-SESSION-TIME attribute. Tod told me that they
>will
>>>do so in Hotfix 2. This will make Time Banking finally possible with RRAS.
>>>
>>>- Danny Sinang
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Rudy Komsic <rudyk@cyberglobe.net>
>>>To: RadiusNT@iea-software.com <RadiusNT@iea-software.com>
>>>Date: Monday, April 06, 1998 7:37 AM
>>>Subject: Re: RRAS Accounting
>>>
>>>
>>>>I have previously talked with Microsoft about RRas with the Radius
>feature
>>>and
>>>>the problem with Microsoft is that they DO NOT IMPLEMENT FULL Radius
>>>Features.
>>>>If you really NEED full accounting features, I recommend you to get
>either
>>>a
>>>>USR/3Com Netserver/16i (with the OLD code in it: refer to earlier posts
>>>about
>>>>it) Microsoft only wants to offer Intermidiate Software level not FULL
>>>>professional level software.
>>>>
>>>>For example, the new Hydra project is gonna be an Entry level Terminal
>>>server
>>>>but if you NEED advanced features, you have to by Citrix's Master server
>>>which
>>>>will set you back another 10k or so...
>>>>
>>>>Thank Microsoft for NOT being Corporation Friendly unless "MAJOR
>>>Corporations"
>>>>ask for the features they want in it. They are so basic with their
>>>software.
>>>>If any Microsoft techs read this, I would strongly suggest them to GIVE a
>>>copy
>>>>of the Sourcecode to Dale so that they can IMPLEMENT Radius NT directly
>>>into
>>>>it, that is if IEA software would be interested in supporting the
>software.
>>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: Lowell McLaren <lowellmc@giant.net.au>
>>>>To: radiusnt@emerald.iea.com <radiusnt@emerald.iea.com>
>>>>Date: April 5, 1998 4:36 AM
>>>>Subject: RRAS Accounting
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hi
>>>>>I'm suspecting I may be an idiot for trying to run RRAS with Radius, but
>>>>>I've been experimenting for two weeks and would like to try a bit more.
>>>>>I'm trying to use RRAS as a terminal server and would like contact with
>>>>>anyone who has been successful.
>>>>>My biggest problem at the moment is the accounting,,we only us Time
>>>Banking
>>>>>and with some help from Dale, I was able to get it sort of working..
>>>>>However,,,the damn thing only subtracts one minute when a user logs
>>>>>off...even for multi link, it's one minute per user...
>>>>>There are other problems that I won't bother with until I find a
>solution
>>>>>to the accounting trouble.
>>>>>thanks
>>>>>
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