RE: [RadiusNT] Concurrency Control

Ronnie D. Franklin ( ronnie@itexas.net )
Fri, 25 Jun 1999 11:48:14 -0500

Concurrencey via SNMP is already builtin.. all you have to do is set it up!!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: radiusnt-request@iea-software.com
> [mailto:radiusnt-request@iea-software.com]On Behalf Of Jeff Woods
> Sent: Friday, June 25, 1999 11:37 AM
> To: radiusnt@iea-software.com
> Subject: [RadiusNT] Concurrency Control
>
>
> Dale et al:
>
> I believe the concurrency checks that RadNT 2.5 performs are invalid. By
> relying solely on the contents of the Calls table, you create
> problems. For example, if a NAS spontaneously reboots (as is happening
> frequently with the latest PM-3 code), the calls table isn't cleared, and
> Stop records never come. Anyone who was online at the time of the reboot
> CANNOT log on again until someone manually clears the calls
> table. Since
> these reboots are so common with the PM-3 these days, this is a Bad Thing
> (tm). Wouldn't using an SNMP check (or in the case of multiple NAS's, a
> series of checks) to determine if the user is online, and how many times,
> be better?
>