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dot1x server-timeout
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Configure the amount of time after which exchanges with the server time out.
Syntax
dot1x server-timeout seconds
To return to the default, use the no dot1x server-timeout command.
Parameters
Defaults
30 seconds
Command Modes
INTERFACE
Command
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Usage
Information
When you configure the dot1x server-timeout value, you must take into account the communication
medium used to communicate with an authentication server and the number of RADIUS servers
configured. Ideally, the dot1x server-timeout value (in seconds) is based on the configured
RADIUS-server timeout and retransmit values and calculated according to the following formula:
dot1x server-timeout seconds > (radius-server retransmit seconds + 1) * radius-server timeout seconds
Where the default values are as follows: dot1x server-timeout (30 seconds), radius-server retransmit
(3 seconds), and radius-server timeout (5 seconds).
For example:
FTOS(conf)#radius-server host 10.11.197.105 timeout 6
FTOS(conf)#radius-server host 10.11.197.105 retransmit 4
FTOS(conf)#interface gigabitethernet 2/23
FTOS(conf-if-gi-2/23)#dot1x server-timeout 40
seconds
Enter a time-out value in seconds.
Range: 1 to 300, where 300 is implementation dependant. Default: 30
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced on C-Series and S-Series
Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced on E-Series