Dot1X Max-Reauth-Req - Cisco ME 3400 Command Reference Manual

Chapter 2 Cisco ME 3400 Ethernet Access Switch Cisco IOS Commands

dot1x max-reauth-req

Use the dot1x max-reauth-req interface configuration command to set the maximum number of times
that the switch restarts the authentication process before a port transitions to the unauthorized state. Use
the no form of this command to return to the default setting.
Syntax Description
count
Defaults
The default is 2 times.
Command Modes Interface configuration
Command History Release
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Usage Guidelines
You should change the default value of this command only to adjust for unusual circumstances such as
unreliable links or specific behavioral problems with certain clients and authentication servers.
Examples
This example shows how to set 4 as the number of times that the switch restarts the authentication
process before the port transitions to the unauthorized state:
Switch(config-if)# dot1x max-reauth-req 4
You can verify your settings by entering the show dot1x [interface interface-id] privileged EXEC
command.
Related Commands Command
dot1x max-req
dot1x timeout
show dot1x
interface-id]
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dot1x max-reauth-req count
no dot1x max-reauth-req
Number of times that the switch restarts the authentication process before the
port transitions to the unauthorized state. The range is 1 to 10.
Modification
This command was introduced.
tx-period
[interface
Description
Sets the maximum number of times that the switch forwards an EAP
frame (assuming that no response is received) to the authentication
server before restarting the authentication process.
Sets the number of seconds that the switch waits for a response to an
EAP-request/identity frame from the client before resending the
request.
Displays IEEE 802.1x status for the specified port.
Cisco ME 3400 Ethernet Access Switch Command Reference
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