Subject: Re: Question on Cisco cofig (fwd)

From: Alan Barrett <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 12:21:34 +0200 (SAST)

> i understand the question
> 
>   o we are using a cisco as a dialup server
>   o when users dial in, there is a 15 second pause from when they
>     establish carrier to when they get the login prompt
>   o can this be shortened

I think the 15 seconds is from typing the username/password until getting
authenticated. 

My guess is a RADIUS timeout.  Perhaps the dialup server is configured to
talk to two RADIUS servers, and the first one is broken, resulting in
delay before the quthentication request gets sent to the second RADIUS
server.

Another possibility is a DNS delay somewhere between the router and the
RADIUS server.

--apb (Alan Barrett)