(ASCEND) Ascend Max TNT + Merit AAA <-> Merit AAA Proxy trouble

["Alan Spicer" <aspicer@satelnet.org>]

* Hello,
We are using Ascend Max TNT software load v. 7.2.3

Merit AAA (basic server) version 3.6b

We have a remote server (Merit 3.6b) and the local
(realm) server (Merit 3.6b)

So we are basically trying to proxy. Manual tests
give results as follows:

radpwtst - authenticates OK [sends to realm server
which ok's it and sends back the reply OK]

on the tnt:
admin> radauth maxell@unete uva
...radauth request queued, awaiting response
admin> radauth: 2 - seems to work ok?

But when a dial-in modem user does the same test, the
authentication fails. Logs failure in the realm server,
logs failure in the remote server, and returns failure
to the tnt and the user is disconnected.

* I wonder if anyone has done this proxying with TNT,
or other recent Ascend products and can offer some 
advice of what could be wrong? It seems as if there
is some other encryption of the passwords that are
not agreeing when it comes from a dial-up user to the
TNT.

Also note that local users (not realm) are authenticated
via the "users" file of Merit AAA 3.6b just fine. So
it seems that Merit AAA understands the auth requests (?)

Thanks for any help,

Alan Spicer (AGS14)
aspicer@ifxcorp.com

P.S. We have other proxy's working, but the remote
end is not Merit, they are Cistron and such. Again
the local (realm) auth server is Merit AAA 3.6b 
basic server.


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