Re: (PM) Digest mismatch

Scot W. Hetzel (hetzels@westbend.net)
Tue, 12 May 1998 10:51:22 -0500

From: portmaster@she.de <portmaster@she.de>

>On Tue, 12 May 1998, Lawrence Blades wrote:
>> portmaster@she.de wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > actually I have the following error:
>> >
>> > pw_recv:Digest mismatch
>> >
>> > if I try to make a PPP connect to our PM3.
>> >
>>
>> I had the same trouble. That erro means your SECRET is not the same in
>> the PM3 and the RADIUS client file. I thought mine was the same, but
>> retyping it corrected the prob.
>
>in the PM3 I have no SECRET for me, authentification is done by radius and
>radius uses the UNIX-passwd/shadow. Telnetting to the radius server and
>logging in with my userid and password works, but logging in via
>Portmaster and PPP doesn't.
>
>Maybe the radiusd has a problem reading the passwd?
>

Were not talking about login passwords. Were talking about the radius
SECRET, which is stored in the /etc/raddb/clients file:

<host> <15 character secret>

And then entered into the PM3, using:

set secret <15 character secret>

You just have to make sure that they both match.

Scot

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