> > About the operating system stuff, the load of exchanging few messages in > > memory can not be so overwhelming compared to an inefficient search of a > > few hundred thousands of users from a text database even when its in > > memory already. > > What is so inefficient about the search algorithm used by FreeRadius. (I have > not looked currently) If is IS slow, then once again, we can simply use the > "efficient" algorithm from MySQL instead of the one currently in use.
Perhaps FreeRADIUS generates a random number and then checks the corresponding entry, if it's not right it does a do nothing loop for a bit and then generates another random number.. repeat until it finds the record. :) -- ----- Graeme Hinchliffe (BSc) Core Team Member Zen Internet (http://www.zen.co.uk) ICQ 3842605 (link) Direct: 01706 900 212 Sales : 0870 6000 971 Fax : 0870 6000 972 - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
