Radius check time - possible to specify?

[Henk Kleynhans]

Hi Derek,
Normally when accounting for usage, you set an Acct-Update-Interval
variable. Not sure if this applies though in your setup, as you're not doing
accounting. But it's the first place I'd look.
henk


On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 6:11 PM, Derek C <derekchilli at hssl.ie> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I've found that Coova Chilli works excellently with OpenWRT based APs and
> freeradius on a central (Internet) server:
>
> I'm easily able to add a user's MAC address into the radcheck and
> usergroup tables and after this the user can get past my "splash screen" -
> super.
>
> BUT, and this is the reason for my post today, what I haven't worked out
> is how to tell Coova Chilli to do a frequent check against the free radius
> server to see if the user (by MAC) is still in there.
>
> I'm automatically removing the user from the tables with a script that
> runs on the [same server as] freeradius server.
>
> Example: When a user tries to access the web on my Coova Chilli enabled AP
> they are redirected to my splash page (because their MAC is NOT in the
> free radius tables). Then they accept that they want free access and I add
> them in to the free radius tables and then I send them on to their
> requested Internet page. Because they [MAC] are now in the free radius
> tables they ARE allowed Internet access. After 5 minutes I erase their MAC
> entry from the free radius tables. HERE IS THE CRUNCH: I notice that you
> may still have, say, 1 hour on the Internet even though their MAC is no
> longer in the free radius tables.
>
> I'm guessing that this is because Coova Chilli is just not often
> re-checking against the free radius server that the user should still get
> access?
>
> Does anyone know how to tune this in Coova Chilli?
>
>
> thanks very much!!!
>
>
> Derek
>
>
>
> --
> Derek C
> In Ireland
>
>
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