From cb200609896d8daa8f68c62c06c15f82ec5376ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Alan T. DeKok" Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:26:47 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Document more proxy functionality If the NAS doesn't retransmit, we don't either. --- raddb/proxy.conf | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/raddb/proxy.conf b/raddb/proxy.conf index f557426..f389bbe 100644 --- a/raddb/proxy.conf +++ b/raddb/proxy.conf @@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ proxy server { # In 2.0, the server is always "synchronous", and setting # "synchronous = no" is impossible. This simplifies the # server and increases the stability of the network. + # However, it means that the server (i.e. proxy) NEVER + # originates packets. It proxies packets ONLY when it receives + # a packet or a re-transmission from the NAS. If the NAS never + # re-transmits, the proxy never re-transmits, either. This can + # affect fail-over, where a packet does *not* fail over to a + # second home server.. because the NAS never retransmits the + # packet. # # If you need to set "synchronous = no", please send a # message to the list -- 2.1.4