[Freeswitch-users] mod_radius_cdr questions and thoughts

[Apostolos Pantsiopoulos]

the first one would not appear in the mailing list
2 hours after I had sent it so I figured there was something wrong
and I resent it

Brian West wrote:
> Did you mean to send this twice?
>
> /b
>
> On Jan 22, 2009, at 8:52 AM, Apostolos Pantsiopoulos wrote:
>
>   
>> I am trying to implement a radius based solution
>> using FS. I have seen that the mod_radius_cdr module
>> is actively maintained. so I have a few questions/remarks :
>>
>> 1) When I place a call and my radius server is down, the
>> call blocks forever instead of just radius_timeout * radius_retries
>> seconds (I have declared only one server). I would expect that
>> FS would stop trying to send an Acc Start packet after some
>> time and get on with the call.
>>
>> 2) I have also noticed that FS sends only 1 packet (I waited for a  
>> minute)
>> instead of 3 (default in the config) since the first (and second)
>> attempt failed.
>> If my server was up (the port was responding) but it returned a req.  
>> failed
>> answer would the above time-out be valid?
>>
>> 3) When I tried to load the dictionary.freeswitch to my freeradius
>> server, it complained :
>>
>> "Errors reading dictionary: dict_init:
>> /usr/local/etc/raddb/dictionary.freeswitch[33]: dict_addattr:  
>> Duplicate
>> attribute name NAS-Port-Id"
>>
>> How can I overcome this?
>>
>> When I "instructed" my freeradius to only load the freesitch  
>> dictionary
>> I got this :
>>
>> "Errors reading dictionary: dict_init:
>> /usr/local/etc/raddb/dictionary.freeswitch[257]: unknown option
>> "Freeswitch""
>>
>> How can I use the dictionary with the freeradius? (or other radius  
>> servers?)
>>
>> 4) The radius attributes included in the current requests are
>> a) hard-coded, b) limited in number. I think many of us would like to
>> use more attributes. Or even better define what to include (and what  
>> to
>> put in them) using a
>> config file (the same maybe?)
>>
>> 5) Does the module send accounting packets only for the a-leg
>> of a call or for both legs? (Maybe that could be configurable too).
>>
>> If anyone is interested in the above questions/remarks please post
>> a reply. I would really like to know how many of the mailing list  
>> users
>> are also interested in FS radius support and your opinions on the  
>> matter.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> -- 
>> -------------------------------------------
>> Apostolos Pantsiopoulos
>> Kinetix Tele.com R & D
>> email: regs at kinetix.gr
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>>
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Apostolos Pantsiopoulos
Kinetix Tele.com R & D
email: regs at kinetix.gr
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