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Much better, well rounded routing package on the whole. > -----Original Message----- > From: Bartosz Jozwiak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 8:06 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Prepaid (Scratchcard) Wi-Fi Hotspot with NoCat > and FreeRadius > > > Hello list, > > > > I'm new to Radius in general, so please excuse me for this question > > which I'm sure is probably quite simple. I've spent ages looking > > through the archives and have been unable to find an answer > to my question. > > > > I'm trying to set up a Wi-Fi hotspot that will use prepaid tickets > > (scratch-cards) using NoCatAuth 0.82 + RADIUS patch and FreeRadius > > 1.0.0-1 on Debian Linux i386. I have the hotspot part > working fine, I > > am able to connect and can use a username and password combo in the > > /etc/freeradius/users file to authenticate and connect. > > > > The problem I'm having is with timeouts. I understand that > > Session-Timeout can be sent to the NAS (in this case NoCat) on > > acceptance, and the NAS is supposed to handle chucking the user off > > after the appropriate number of seconds. I also understand that the > > counter module is supposed to keep track of some predefined > limit and > > send the appropriate Session-Timeout, decrementing the time > remaining > > as time is used up. I have enabled the counter module, put it in > > instantiate, authorize and accounting (making sure it is > after "files" > > in the authorize section), and set a Max-Daily-Session value in the > > users file. > > > > However, when I connect, the rlm_counter module just says > "We only run > > on Accounting-Stop packets", but as the user is never going > to log out > > (he is meant to time out) this means the counter never gets > run, and > > he can stay logged in indefinitely. Do I need a patch to > rlm_counter, > > or do I need to modify the NAS (NoCat)? > > > > Could someone please help me with this? I know that I must just be > > missing some basic information on how Radius and NASes work, but I > > don't know what it is as I'm new to it all. Please excuse > my ignorance! > > > > Thank you very much. > > > > There is a better solution that NoCat. > Use FreeRadius + ChilliSpot ( www.chillispot.org ) > > Bartosz > > - > List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See > http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html > - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
