Re: (PM) Connection Time takes 37 seconds

Beth Montes (bmontes@iland.net)
Thu, 08 Jan 1998 12:16:07 -0600

At 12:21 PM 1/8/98 -0200, Marwan Helou wrote:
>I have two types of access servers : Livingston PM2E and Cisco 2511.
>Both Access servers authenticate using the same RADIUS server (2.0).
>The authentication on the Cisco access server takes around 8 seconds
>while on the portmaster takes 37 seconds.
>Does Anybody have an explanation for this. and How to make the
>authentication happen faster on the livingston?

We use both of those access server platforms, and see no
difference in authentication time using RADIUS 2.0.

Could it be how you have them attached to your network?
Maybe the Cisco is on a fast switch port, while the PM2e's
are on a congested Ethernet segment?

Beth
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