Setting The Switch-To-Client Frame-Retransmission Number; Setting The Re-Authentication Number - Cisco WS-C3020 Software Configuration Manual

Chapter 8 Configuring IEEE 802.1x Port-Based Authentication

Setting the Switch-to-Client Frame-Retransmission Number

In addition to changing the switch-to-client retransmission time, you can change the number of times
that the switch sends an EAP-request/identity frame (assuming no response is received) to the client
before restarting the authentication process.
You should change the default value of this command only to adjust for unusual circumstances such as
Note
unreliable links or specific behavioral problems with certain clients and authentication servers.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to set the switch-to-client frame-retransmission
number. This procedure is optional.
Command
Step 1
configure terminal
Step 2
interface interface-id
Step 3 dot1x max-reauth-req count
Step 4 end
Step 5 show dot1x interface interface-id
Step 6
copy running-config startup-config
To return to the default retransmission number, use the no dot1x max-req interface configuration
command.
This example shows how to set 5 as the number of times that the switch sends an EAP-request/identity
request before restarting the authentication process:
Switch(config-if)# dot1x max-req 5

Setting the Re-Authentication Number

You can also change the number of times that the switch restarts the authentication process before the
port changes to the unauthorized state.
You should change the default value of this command only to adjust for unusual circumstances such as
Note
unreliable links or specific behavioral problems with certain clients and authentication servers.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to set the re-authentication number. This
procedure is optional.
Command
Step 1 configure terminal
Step 2
interface interface-id
OL-8915-03
Purpose
Enter global configuration mode.
Specify the port to be configured, and enter interface configuration mode.
Set the number of times that the switch sends an EAP-request/identity
frame to the client before restarting the authentication process. The range
is 1 to 10; the default is 2.
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Verify your entries.
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Purpose
Enter global configuration mode.
Specify the port to be configured, and enter interface configuration mode.
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