[Chilli] Does option noradallow effect radconf only?

[Steffen Dettmer]

* Xabier Oneca worte:
> > when changing redir_cb_radius_auth_conf() to handle timeout
> > as REDIR_SUCCESS with session_param_defaults(), what would be
> > bad consequences?
>
> The "bad" consecuences (cons) I see are lost statistics and
> that the user gets free connection (in case of a paid service).

yes, I guess they even would be "super clients", because except
of configured defaults, no bandwidth limits would be applied and
there could be issues with data retention.

> The pros are that users won't blame the Wi-Fi not working.

> The correct thing would be to use a backup RADIUS server. But,
> as I said in the "pros", if it/they get out of reach for any
> reason, hotspot operators can continue providing Internet
> service to their customers.

Yes, of course, I absolutely agree. I think chances that two
RADIUS servers fail at the same time are very very low and Coova
might even support up to four. However, in terms of contracts and
guarantees it might be worth a though. Of course, alternatives exists.

Nice if you'd play with my hackpatch; would you share the results
here, please?

Steffen