Dot1X Re-Authenticate - Cisco Catalyst 2950 Command Reference Manual

Chapter 2 Catalyst 2950 and 2955 Cisco IOS Commands

dot1x re-authenticate

Use the dot1x re-authenticate privileged EXEC command to manually initiate a re-authentication of
the IEEE 802.1x-enabled port.
Syntax Description interface interface-id
Defaults
There is no default setting.
Command Modes Privileged EXEC
Command History Release
12.1(6)EA2
Usage Guidelines
You can use this command to re-authenticate a client without waiting for the configured number of
seconds between re-authentication attempts (re-authperiod) and automatic re-authentication.
Examples
This example shows how to manually re-authenticate the device connected to an interface:
Switch# dot1x re-authenticate interface fastethernet0/1
Related Commands Command
show dot1x
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dot1x re-authenticate {interface interface-id}
Slot and port number of the interface to re-authenticate.
Modification
This command was introduced.
Description
Displays IEEE 802.1x statistics, administrative status, and
operational status for the switch or for the specified interface.
Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Command Reference
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