On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Kingsley Charles <
[email protected]> wrote:

> I am not sure, what is the default but safer side, you can always configure
> auto
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 2:23 AM, Jimmy Larsson <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> So normal case when you (the switch) should authenticate something on the
>> port you should always have "dot1x pae authen", right? But is this some kind
>> of default-command, because in some examples I´ve found it is not included
>> in the config. Does it work without it?
>>
>> And what happens if I omit the "dot1x port-control auto"-command on a
>> switchport?
>>
>> I havent got this home-dot1x-lab-thing rocking yet since I still have
>> problem with my windows-pc talking EAP-MD5. Thats why I ask prior to try it
>> myself...
>>
>> br jimmy
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 2010/2/14 Kingsley Charles <[email protected]>
>>
>>  Hi Jimmy
>>>
>>> dot1x pae, tells what mode should the interface be in. It can be either
>>> supplicant or authenticator.
>>>
>>> dot1x pae supplicant is used for making interface into supplicant. It is
>>> used for testing purpose, where you don't have a dot1x client.
>>>
>>> "dot1x credentials dot1x-user" should be used to configure the
>>> credentials.
>>>
>>>
>>> If the interface is an authenticator i.e., if dot1x pae authenticator is
>>> configured, then "dot1x port-control auto" makes the interface state
>>> according to the dot1x client connected to it. Initially it is un-authorized
>>> and moved to authorized state after proper dotlx authorization.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> With regards
>>> Kings
>>>
>>>   On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 2:51 AM, Jimmy Larsson <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>
>>>>  Hi again
>>>>
>>>> I try to understand how these two interface-config-commands relates to
>>>> eachother. Whats the difference between them, when is the first needed, 
>>>> when
>>>> the second, and when/why both?
>>>>
>>>> interface yadayada/1
>>>>   dot1x pae authenticator
>>>>   dot1x port-control auto
>>>> !
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance!
>>>>
>>>> Br Jimmy
>>>>
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>>>
>>
>>
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>
>
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