Thanks, Tim - Then some details are available: We currently serve ~1500 users, max concurrent connection = 96 users. The proposed radius server is a Compaq Proliant DL380, Dual 2.4 Xenon CPU, 4 GB memory, attached to a SAN. This server is running Redhat 7.3 (testing to move to Redhat AS 2.1). The device making Radius requests is a Cisco 5300 Access server connected to 4-24 Channel T-1's. These devices are connected on a 10/100 Ethernet segment.
This is the bulk of our business - and would need 99.999 availability. Our peak usage is 5 hours a day, but still only see about 60 current connections. Typical connection length is between 8 and 20 minutes. The growth of our company is anticipated to be added users of ~ 10,000 this year, as we just signed a large contract. Our ratio of users/available (concurrent) connections is about 1/15. (this means ~ 660 concurrent connections, and would have to add a Cisco AS 5400 to the mix to make this work) Would FreeRadius provide the robustness, reliability and scalability that we are looking for? Tim -----Original Message----- From: Tim D. McCracken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 1:54 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Maximum/Ideal/Suggested number of users(current and possible) Let me be the first to point out that Cistron and FreeRadius are completely different systems. This is the FreeRadius list - not the cistron list. Maximum number of SUBSCRIBERS is dependent upon: how many requests per peak minute/hour/whatever processing power/system architecture/etc how you store your user data In other words, your mileage may vary and there are no magic answers to this question for FreeRadis or any other software. But the system is damn efficient, especially running a datbase behind it if you have a large subscribers. I would bet somebody on here is running in excess of 100K subscribers. Tim > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tim Rich, > Jr. > Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 12:33 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: Maximum/Ideal/Suggested number of users(current and possible) > > > Greetings - > I am doing research regarding whether or not to replace our Windows 2000 > ADS/Radius server with .? > In this search I have come across Cistron/FreeRadius; however, I have not > seen any benchmarks/suggested maximum number of users. I welcome any > suggestions. > > Thanks! > Tim Rich > > - > List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See > http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html > - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
