Radius Server Side Troubleshooting - Avaya 8800 Troubleshooting Manual

Upper layer troubleshooting

RADIUS server side troubleshooting

To troubleshoot RADIUS issues on the RADIUS server, use the following procedure.
Procedure steps
1. Make sure the secret string configured on the server is the same as that configured
2. Make sure the appropriate client network is configured on the server file
3. Before sending a RADIUS request to the server, create a user profile on the server
4. Make sure the server is listening for authentication and/or accounting request
5. Depending on the type of interface (IPv4 or IPv6) or the type of request the server
6. Make sure the client and server are using the same port for authentication and
7. If you want the server to listen for authentication/accounting packets on different
Sample RADIUS user profile
The following shows a sample configuration in the users file:
test Cleartext-Password := "test"
Access-level = RWA
Note: Access-level's are defined in the file dictionary.passport, which should be present under
the directory "dictionary"
Sample RADIUS configuration in the clients.conf file
The following shows a sample IPv4 client configuration in the clients.conf file:
client 192.168.152.125
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on the switch.
(clients.conf).
(by modifying the "users" file).
packets. (In the radiusd.conf file, set the type to auth/acct in the listen section.)
receives, modify the listen section accordingly (for example, set either ipaddr = * or
ipv6addr = ::).
accounting. (By default, the port used for authentication and accounting are 1812
and 1813 respectively.)
ports other than the default ones, modify the listen section accordingly. (For
example, port = <port number>.)
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July 2013