Dell PowerConnect 8024 - Dot1 X Timeout Supp-Timeout; Dot1 X Timeout Tx-Period

802.1X Commands 535
Example
The following example sets the time for the retransmission to the authentication server to 3600
seconds.
console(config-if-1/g1)# dot1x timeout server-timeout 3600
dot1x timeout supp-timeout
Use the dot1x timeout supp-timeout command in Interface Configuration mode to set the
time that the switch waits for a response before retransmitting an Extensible Authentication
Protocol (EAP)-request frame to the client. To return to the default setting, use the no form of
this command.
Syntax
dot1x timeout supp-timeout seconds
no dot1x timeout supp-timeout
• seconds — Time in seconds that the switch should wait for a response to an EAP-request
frame from the client before resending the request. (Range: 1–65535)
Default Configuration
The period of time is set to 30 seconds.
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.
Example
The following example sets the time for the retransmission of an EAP-request frame to the
client to 3600 seconds.
console(config-if-1/g1)# dot1x timeout supp-timeout 3600
dot1x timeout tx-period
Use the dot1x timeout tx-period command in Interface Configuration mode to set the number
of seconds that the switch waits for a response to an Extensible Authentication Protocol
(EAP)-request/identity frame from the client before resending the request. To return to the
default setting, use the no form of this command.