Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Command Reference Guide

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Chapter 2 Cisco IOS Commands for the Catalyst 4500 Series Switches
dot1x max-req
dot1x max-req
To set the maximum number of times that the switch retransmits an Extensible Authentication Protocol
(EAP)-Request frame of types other than EAP-Request/Identity to the client before restarting the
authentication process, use the dot1x max-req command. To return to the default setting, use the no
form of this command.
dot1x max-req count
no dot1x max-req
Syntax Description
Defaults The switch sends a maximum of two retransmissions.
Command Modes Interface configuration mode
Command History
Usage Guidelines You should 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.
You can verify your settings by entering the show dot1x privileged EXEC command.
Examples This example shows how to set 5 as the number of times that the switch retransmits an EAP-Request
frame before restarting the authentication process:
Switch(config-if)# dot1x max-req 5
Switch(config-if)#
This example shows how to return to the default setting:
Switch(config-if)# no dot1x max-req
Switch(config-if)#
count Number of times that the switch retransmits EAP-Request frames of types other than
EAP-Request/Identity before restarting the authentication process; valid values are from
1 to 10.
Release Modification
12.1(12c)EW Support for this command was introduced on the Catalyst 4500 series switch.
12.1(19)EW This command was modified to control on EAP-Request/Identity retransmission
limits.

Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Specifications

General

Series	Catalyst 4500 Series
Category	Switch
Layer Support	Layer 2, Layer 3
Form Factor	Modular chassis
Stackable	No
Chassis Slots	3, 6, 7, 10
Power Supply Options	AC, DC
Redundancy	Power supply, Supervisor engine
Network Management	Cisco IOS Software CLI, SNMP, Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Features	Security, QoS
Port Density	Up to 384 ports per chassis
Security Features	802.1X, ACLs, DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection, IP Source Guard
Supervisor Engine	8-E