The following table describes the IEEE 802.1x parameters.

Table 21 802.1x information

Field

Port

Auth Mode

Auth Status

Description

Displays each port’s name.

Displays the Access Control authorization mode for the port. The Authorization

mode can be one of the following:

force-unauth

auto

force-auth

Displays the current authorization status of the port, either authorized or unauthorized.

Authenticator PAE State

Displays the Authenticator Port Access Entity State. The PAE

 

state can be one of the following:

 

initialize

 

disconnected

 

connecting

 

authenticating

 

authenticated

 

aborting

 

held

 

forceAuth

 

 

Backend Auth State

Displays the Backend Authorization State. The Backend

 

Authorization state can be one of the following:

 

request

 

response

 

success

 

fail

 

timeout

 

idle

 

 

 

Spanning Tree information

Command: /info/l2/stp

------------------------------------------------------------------

upfast disabled, update 40

------------------------------------------------------------------

Spanning Tree Group 1: On (STP/PVST+)

VLANs: 1

Current Root:

 

Path-Cost

Port

Hello MaxAge FwdDel

 

8000 00:02:a5:d1:0f:ed

8

 

20

2

20

15

 

Parameters: Priority Hello MaxAge FwdDel Aging

 

 

 

 

32768

2

20

15

 

180

 

 

Port

Priority

Cost

FastFwd

 

State

 

Designated Bridge

Des Port

----

--------

----

--------

 

----------

 

--------------------- -------

1

0

0

n

 

FORWARDING *

 

 

 

2

0

0

n

 

FORWARDING *

 

 

 

3

0

0

n

 

FORWARDING *

 

 

 

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