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Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Cisco IOS Command Reference—Release IOS XE 3.3.0XO(15.1(1)XO)

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Chapter 2 Cisco IOS Commands for the Catalyst 4500 Series Switches

dot1x max-req

To set the maximum number of times that the switch retransmits an Extensible Authentication Protocol

(EAP)-Request frame of types other than EAP-Request/Identity to the client before restarting the

authentication process, use the dot1x max-req c ommand. To return to the default setting, use the no

form of this command.

dot1x max-req count

no dot1x max-req

Syntax Description

Defaults T he switch sends a maximum of two retransmissions.

Command Modes Interface configur ation mode

Usage Guidelines You should change the default value of this command only to adju st for unusual circumstanc es such as

unreliable links or specific behavioral problems with certain clients and authentication servers.

You can verify your settings by entering the show dot1x privileged EXEC command.

Examples This example shows how to set 5 as the number of times that the switch retransmits an EAP-Request

frame before restarting the authentication process:

Switch(config-if)# dot1x max-req 5

Switch(config-if)#

This example shows how to return to the default setting:

Switch(config-if)# no dot1x max-req

Switch(config-if)#

Related Commands

count Number of times that the switch retransmits EAP-Request frames of types other than

EAP-Request/Identity before restarting the authentication process; valid values are from

1 to 10.

Command Description

dot1x initialize Unauthorizes an interface before reinitializing 802.1X.

dot1x max-reauth-req Sets the maximum number of times that the switch will

retransmit an EAP-Request/Identity frame to the client

before restarting the authentication process.

show dot1x D isplays dot1x infor mation.