freeradius + Mikrotik bug?

RouterOS General
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Hello all,
I am running MT v2.8.28 and have set it up to authenticate hotspot users through freeradius.

During my initial tests I was almost always running freeradius in debug mode and did not encounter any problems.

After I finished testing, I started freeradius without the debug flag and suddently the authentication started giving the error “Radius server not responding” about 3 / 5 out of the attempts.

After some investigation I found that I can also solve this problem by running freeradius with the -s (single thread mode) flag (which is implied by the -X itlself).

I do not believe that running freeradius in single mode is good and have been unable to bypass this. I am able to connect using the radtest command regardless of the flags I use. Is it a bug in Mikrotik?

Thanks,
Hedgy

2

No. Not Mikrotik RouterOS.
Sounds like you have a threading problem.

3

It must be your problem because it works perfectly with radiator…

4

I downloaded the 2.9 trial and it worked without a glitch.

I also tested using a D-link controller and it worked perfectly.

This problem seems to be specific to the version I have :frowning:

5

MT working fine with freeradius for me since versions 2.6 and 0.8 till 2.9.1 and 1.0.2

6

Changed the hardware the radius server was running on and the problem is now solved.

At least one person seems to have had the same problem.
http://lists.freeradius.org/pipermail/freeradius-users/2004-December/038836.html

I just hate it when I get a solution without a clear explanation :slight_smile: