Dot1X Control-Direction - Cisco Catalyst 2950 Command Reference Manual

dot1x control-direction

dot1x control-direction
Use the dot1x control-direction command to change the port to unidirectional or bidirectional control.
Syntax Description
dot1x control-direction in
dot1x control-direction both
Command Default The port is set to bidirectional mode.
Command Modes
Interface configuration
Command History Release
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Usage Guidelines Using the keyword both or using the no form of this command are the same command.
The keyword both and the no form of the command change the port to its bidirectional default setting.
Examples
This example shows how to enable unidirectional control:
Switch(config-if)# dot1x control-direction in
These examples show how to enable bidirectional control:
Switch(config-if)# dot1x control-direction both
Switch(config-if)# no dot1x control-direction
You can verify your settings by entering the show dot1x all privileged EXEC command.
The show dot1x all privileged EXEC command output is the same for all switches except for the port
names and the state of the port. If a host is attached to the port but is not yet authenticated, a display
similar to this appears:
Supplicant MAC 0002.b39a.9275
AuthSM State = CONNECTING
BendSM State = IDLE
PortStatus = UNAUTHORIZED
If you enter the dot1x control-direction in interface configuration command to enable unidirectional
control, this appears in the show dot1x all command output:
ControlDirection
If you enter the dot1x control-direction in interface configuration command and the port cannot support
this mode due to a configuration conflict, this appears in the show dot1x all command output:
Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Command Reference
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dot1x control-direction {in | both}
no dot1x control-direction {in | both}
Modification
This command was introduced.
= In
Chapter 2
Enable unidirectional control on port.
Enable bidirectional control on port.
Catalyst 2950 and 2955 Cisco IOS Commands
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