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Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Command Reference
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Chapter 2 Catalyst 2950 and 2955 Cisco IOS Commands
dot1x timeout
dot1x timeout
Use the dot1x timeout interface configuration command to set the IEEE 802.1x timers. Use the no form
of this command to return to the default setting.
dot1x timeout {quiet-period seconds | reauth-period {seconds | server} | server-timeout seconds
| supp-timeout seconds | tx-period seconds}
no dot1x timeout {quiet-period | reauth-period | server-timeout | supp-timeout | tx-period}
Syntax Description
Defaults These are the defaults:
quiet-period is 60 seconds.
reauth-period is 3600 seconds.
server-timeout is 30 seconds.
supp-timeout is 30 seconds.
tx-period is 30 seconds.
Command Modes Interface configuration
Command History
quiet-period
seconds
Number of seconds that the switch remains in the quiet state following a failed
authentication exchange with the client. The range is 1 to 65535.
reauth-period
seconds
Set the number of seconds between re-authentication attempts.
The keywords have these meanings:
• seconds—Sets the number of seconds from 1 to 65535; the default is
3600 seconds.
• server—Sets the number of seconds as the value of the Session-Timeout
RADIUS attribute (Attribute[27]).
Note The server keyword is not supported on Catalyst 2950 LRE switches.
server-timeout
seconds
Number of seconds that the switch waits for the retransmission of packets by
the switch to the authentication server. The range is 1 to 65535.
supp-timeout
seconds
Number of seconds that the switch waits for the retransmission of packets by
the switch to the client. The range is 1 to 65535.
tx-period seconds Number of seconds that the switch waits for a response to an
EAP-request/identity frame from the client before retransmitting the request.
The range is 1 to 65535.
Release Modification
12.1(6)EA2 This command was introduced.
12.1(14)EA1 The supp-timeout and server-timeout keywords were added, and the
command was changed to the interface configuration mode.
12.1(22)EA5 The reauth-period server keywords were added.