3. Troubleshooting Functional Failures in Operation

No.

Troubleshooting Steps and Command

Action

 

 

 

8

Execute the show vlan mac-vlancommand

If the authenticated MAC address is registered by the show vlan

 

and confirm that the authenticated MAC address is

mac-vlancommand, authentication for the MAC address is not

 

registered in the MAC VLAN function.

enabled. Clear the MAC address registered by the command.

 

 

If the MAC address authenticated for each VLAN is not displayed,

 

 

internal conflict has occurred. Restart the authentication VLAN

 

 

using the restart vaa command.

 

 

If the authenticated MAC address is not displayed even though the

 

 

authentication VLAN is restarted, restart the L2MAC manager

 

 

program using the restart vlan command with "mac-manager"

 

 

parameter specified.

 

 

Otherwise, go to No. 9.

 

 

 

9

Execute the show fense logging command

If the "The registration of the MAC address failed." log is output by

 

and confirm that exchange with the authentication

the show fense logging command, see "4.2.2 Action to Be Taken

 

server is performed.

When VLAN Identification Table Resource Shortage Occurs."

 

 

[IP8800/S6700] [IP8800/S6600] [IP8800/S6300]

 

 

Otherwise, check the configuration of the authentication VLAN.

 

 

 

For the configuration relating to the authentication VLAN, check the following.

Table 3-57: Checking Authentication VLAN Configuration

No.

Check Point

 

Troubleshooting Steps

 

 

 

1

Setting of authentication VLAN configuration

Confirm that the following configuration command is set correctly:

 

 

fense vaa-name

 

 

fense vlan

 

 

fense server

 

 

fense retry-count

 

 

fense retry-timer

 

 

fense alive-timer

2

IP address setting for VLAN interface

Confirm that the IP address is set correctly for each VLAN interface:

 

 

Pre-authentication VLAN

 

 

Post-authentication VLAN

 

 

Authentication server VLAN

 

 

VLAN to access

 

 

 

 

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NEC IP8800/S6700 Checking Authentication Vlan Configuration, 101, When Vlan Identification Table Resource Shortage Occurs

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