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dot1x timeout tx-period
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dot1x timeout tx-period
Sets the time the switch waits for a response to an Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
request or identity frame.
Synopsis dot1x timeout tx-period seconds
no dot1x timeout tx-period
Operands seconds Specifies the time between successive request ID attempts. Valid values
range from 1 through 65535 seconds.
Defaults 30 seconds
Command Modes Interface subtype configuration mode
Description Use this command to set the interval between successive attempts to request an ID (EAP ID Req)
or identity frame from the client.
Usage Guidelines Enter no dot1x timeout tx-period to return to the default settings.
Examples To set 34 as the number of seconds to wait for a response to an EAP-request or identity frame from
the client before retransmitting the request on a specific 10-gigabit Ethernet interface:
switch(config)# interface tengigabitethernet 190/0/16
switch(conf-if-te-190/0/16)# dot1x timeout tx-period 34
To set the interval between successive attempts to request an ID (EAP ID Req) to the default value
on a specific 40-gigabit Ethernet interface:
switch(config)# interface fortygigabitethernet 180/0/8
switch(conf-if-fo-180/0/8)# no dot1x timeout tx-period
See Also interface, dot1x timeout re-authperiod, dot1x timeout server-timeout, dot1x timeout supp-timeout