Re: [RadiusNT] idle-timeout

Ed Miller ( (no email) )
Tue, 26 Jan 1999 08:47:29 -0500

>Ascend Maxes use the following radius attributes for auto-disconnects:
> Ascend-Idle-Limit (idle time limit)
> Ascend-Maximum-Time (maximum session duration)
>Both are measured in seconds.
>The Ascend-Disconnect-Cause would be 100 if either of the above are
>responsible for the disconnect.
>
>In order for these to work, you need to make sure the following parameter
in
>the Max is set:
> Ethernet --> Mod Config --> Shared Prof = yes

So if this is set to no then the Ascend box does not do the disconnect?
Mine is set to no but I still get alot of 100's in the calls table. Is this
right?

Ed Miller

>
>Josh Hillman
>hillman@talstar.com
>
>
>From: Mike Everest <mike@gsat.net.au>
>>thanks for your response. actually, i had found this one and set it to
>zero
>>already some time ago - unfortunately it did not solve my problem.
>>
>>good news is that i have finally sussed it out. don't know why this
>works/is
>>required, but for the sake of the possibility of somone else having this
>>problem, i post it here.
>>
>>it turns out that i have to remove the session-timeout attribute, (and i
>can't
>>use idle-timeout, only ascend-idle-timeout). i guess that i have to use
>>ascend-max-session instead, but have not tried it yet. i have also found
>that
>>if i want a session with no idle timout, i actually have to add
>>ascend-idle-timeout = 0, rather than just not explicitly setting a
time-out
>and
>>expecting the ascend max default to apply.
>>
>>cheers,
>>
>>Mike.
>>
>>*disclaimer - yes, i know that the radius attributes are probably not
>>accurately stated - i quote them from memory as a 'close enough'
>approximation
>>of the actual attribute names.
>>
>>Carlos Diaz wrote:
>>
>>> This is a easy one. Ethernet/answer/Session options/Idle="3"
>>>
>>> The Ascend default is 3. So this is your problem. Change the "Idle" to 0
>if
>>> you don't need any idle time or to any number if you need an idle time
>for
>>> your system.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Mike Everest <mike@gsat.net.au>
>>> To: radiusnt@iea-software.com <radiusnt@iea-software.com>
>>> Date: Thursday, January 21, 1999 7:35 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [RadiusNT] idle-timeout
>>>
>>> >Hi Carlos,
>>> >
>>> >yes, they are all ascend 4000.
>>> >
>>> >cheers, Mike.
>>> >
>>> >Carlos Diaz wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Are you using a Ascend box?
>>> >>
>>> >> -----Original Message-----
>>> >> From: Mike Everest <mike@gsat.net.au>
>>> >> To: radiusNT@iea-software.com <radiusNT@iea-software.com>
>>> >> Date: Thursday, January 21, 1999 5:10 PM
>>> >> Subject: [RadiusNT] idle-timeout
>>> >>
>>> >> >Hi all,
>>> >> >
>>> >> >after migrating from text only to odbc/sql mode, most users are
>getting
>>> >> >idle timeout in about 2-3 minutes. i am using the idle-timeout
>>> >> >attribute with value of 900, and have also tried ascend-idle-timeout
>>> >> >with value of 900, but neither appear to work. - i also have
>>> >> >session-timeout of 86400 (24 hours) in case that may effect
anything.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >any ideas anyone?
>>> >> >
>>> >> >thanks and regards,
>>> >> >
>>> >> >Mike.
>>> >> >
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