802.1x Commands
390 Intel® Blade Server Ethernet Switch Modules SBCEGBESW1 and SBCEGBESW10 CLI Guide
User Guidelines
The default value of this command should be changed only to adjust for unusual
circumstances, such as unreliable links or specific behavioral problems with certain
clients. and authentication servers
Example
The following command sets the number of seconds that the device waits for a response to
an EAP-request/identity frame, to 3600 seconds.
dot1x max-req
The dot1x max-req Interface Configuration mode command sets the maximum number
of times that the device sends an Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)-request/
identity frame (assuming that no response is received) to the client, before restarting the
authentication process. To return to the default configuration, use the
no form of this
command.
Syntax
dot1x max-req count
no dot1x max-req
Parameters
• count — Number of times that the device sends an EAP-request/identity frame before
restarting the authentication process. (Range: 1-10)
Default Configuration
The default number of times is 2.
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Ethernet) mode
Console(config)# interface ethernet ext.16
Console(config-if)# dot1x timeout tx-period 3600