diff -uwr radius_auth/bin/radius_auth.py radius_auth_uber/bin/radius_auth.py
--- radius_auth/bin/radius_auth.py	2013-08-22 22:20:14.000000000 -0700
+++ radius_auth_uber/bin/radius_auth.py	2015-09-09 07:52:37.000000000 -0700
@@ -1122,8 +1122,15 @@
         password -- The password to check when authenticating
         """
         
+        # pull out port number
+        if ':' in server:
+          server, port = server.split(':')
+          port = RadiusAuth.stringToIntegerOrDefault(port, 1812)
+        else:
+          port = 1812
+        
         # Create a new connection to the server
-        srv = Client(server=server, secret=secret, dict=Dictionary( RadiusAuth.getDictionaryFile() ))
+        srv = Client(server=server, authport=port, secret=secret, dict=Dictionary( RadiusAuth.getDictionaryFile() ))
         
         # Create the authentication packet
         req=srv.CreateAuthPacket(code=pyrad.packet.AccessRequest, User_Name=username, NAS_Identifier=self.identifier)