Dell N3200-ON EMC Networking N-Series Switches CLI Reference Guide version 6.7 - Page 1103

User Guidelines This command limits the number of EAP Request/Identity messages. EAP Request/Identity messages are sent to identify if the connected host is 802.1X capable. This setting controls how long the switch will wait to identify non802.1X capable hosts on ports configured to authenticate with a method other than 802.1X. Use the dot1x max-req command to limit the number of EAP Request messages other than EAP Request/Identity. Command History Command introduced in version 6.5 firmware. dot1x max-req Use the dot1x max-req command to set the maximum number of times that the switch sends an Extensible Authentication Protocol EAP-Request frame to which no response is received, before restarting the authentication process. To return to the default setting, use the no form of this command. Syntax dot1x max-req count no dot1x max-req • count - Number of times that the switch sends an EAP-Request frame before restarting the authentication process. (Range: 1-10) Default Configuration The default value for the count parameter is 2. Command Mode Interface Configuration (Ethernet) mode User Guidelines Change the default value of this command only to adjust for unusual circumstances, such as unreliable links or specific behavioral problems with certain hosts and authentication servers. Security Commands 1103