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Security Commands
configure netlogin mac auth-retry-count
configure netlogin mac auth-retry-count <value>
Description
Configures the maximum number of times the RADIUS client tries again to authenticate a port using
the MAC address before it times out.
Syntax Description
Default
The default number of retries is three.
Usage Guidelines
When a new MAC address is detected on a port enabled for MAC-based network login, an
authentication message (RADIUS Access-Request message) is sent from the RADIUS client to the
RADIUS server for validation. This command specifies the maximum number of times the RADIUS
client tries again if the validation request fails. After the third retry, the authentication attempt times
out.
Example
The following example sets a retry count of 8:
configure netlogin mac auth-retry-count 8
History
This command was first available in ExtremeWare 7.4.
Platform Availability
This command is available on all platforms.
value Specifies the maximum number of retries for MAC-based RADIUS authentication. The range of values
is 3–100.