Nortel Networks 2300 Series Show port counters, WSS# set port type wired-auth, Port port-list

56Port Commands

For 802.1X clients, wired authentication works only if the clients are directly attached to the wired authentica- tion port, or are attached through a hub that does not block forwarding of packets from the client to the PAE group address (01:80:c2:00:00:03). Wired authentication works in accordance with the 802.1X specification, which prohibits a client from sending traffic directly to an authenticator’s MAC address until the client is authenticated. Instead of sending traffic to the authenticator’s MAC address, the client sends packets to the PAE group address. The 802.1X specification prohibits networking devices from forwarding PAE group address packets, because this would make it possible for multiple authenticators to acquire the same client.

For non-802.1X clients, who use MAC authentication, Web-based AAA, or last-resort authentication, wired authentication works if the clients are directly attached or indirectly attached.

Examples The following command sets port 10 for a wired authentication user:

WSS# set port type wired-auth 10

success: change accepted

Examples The following command sets port 7 for a wired authentication user and specifies a maximum of three simultaneous user sessions:

WSS# set port type wired-auth 7 max-sessions 3 success: change accepted

See Also

•clear port type on page 27

•set port type ap on page 41

show port counters

Displays port statistics.

Syntax show port counters [octets packets receive-errors transmit-errors collisions receive-etherstats transmit-etherstats] [port port-list]

octets		Displays octet statistics.
packets		Displays packet statistics.
receive-errors		Displays errors in received packets.
transmit-errors		Displays errors in transmitted packets.
collisions		Displays collision statistics.
receive-etherstats		Displays Ethernet statistics for received packets.
transmit-etherstats		Displays Ethernet statistics for transmitted packets.
port port-list		List of physical ports. If you do not specify a port list, WSS
		Software displays statistics for all ports.
Defaults	None.
Access	All.

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