HP PROCURVE 6120 Management And Configuration Manual page 467

Figure C-1. Authenticator Ports Remain "Open" Until Activated
The supplicant statistics listing shows multiple ports with the same
authenticator MAC address. The link to the authenticator may have been
moved from one port to another without the supplicant statistics having been
cleared from the first port. Refer to "Note on Supplicant Statistics" in the
chapter on Port-Based and User-Based Access Control in the Access Security
Guide for your switch.
The show port-access authenticator < port-list > command shows one or more
ports remain open after they have been configured with control
unauthorized. 802.1X is not active on the switch. After you execute aaa port-
access authenticator active, all ports configured with control unauthorized
should be listed as Closed.
RADIUS server fails to respond to a request for service, even though
the server's IP address is correctly configured in the switch. Use
show radius to verify that the encryption key (RADIUS secret key) the switch
is using is correct for the server being contacted. If the switch has only a global
key configured, then it either must match the server key or you must configure
a server-specific key. If the switch already has a server-specific key assigned
to the server's IP address, then it overrides the global key and must match the
server key.
Troubleshooting
Unusual Network Activity
Port A9 shows an "Open" status even
though Access Control is set to
Unauthorized (Force Auth). This is
because the port-access
authenticator has not yet been
activated.
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