Dell PowerConnect 8100 CLI Reference Guide - Page 841

Command Mode Interface Configuration (Ethernet) mode User Guidelines Authentication of a user via mac-auth-bypass will not occur until the "dot1x time-out guest-vlan-period" timer expires. Example The following example sets MAC Authentication Bypass on interface 1/2: console(config-if-1/0/2)#dot1x mac-auth-bypass dot1x max-req Use the dot1x max-req command in Interface Configuration mode to set the maximum number of times that the switch sends an Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)-request frame (assuming that no response is received) to the client 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/identity 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 clients and authentication servers. 802.1x Commands 841