CONFIGURING THE SWITCH

802.1x Statistics

The 802.1x protocol includes statistics for 802.1x protocol exchanges for any port.

Statistical Values

Parameter

Description

 

 

Rx EXPOL Start

The number of EAPOL Start frames that have been

 

received by this Authenticator.

 

 

Rx EAPOL Logoff

The number of EAPOL Logoff frames that have been

 

received by this Authenticator.

 

 

Rx EAPOL Invalid

The number of EAPOL frames that have been received

 

by this Authenticator in which the frame type is not

 

recognized.

 

 

Rx EAPOL Total

The number of valid EAPOL frames of any type that

 

have been received by this Authenticator.

 

 

Rx EAP Resp/Id

The number of EAP Resp/Id frames that have been

 

received by this Authenticator.

 

 

Rx EAP Resp/Oth

The number of valid EAP Response frames (other than

 

Resp/Id frames) that have been received by this

 

Authenticator.

 

 

Rx EAP LenError

The number of EAPOL frames that have been received

 

by this Authenticator in which the Packet Body Length

 

field is invalid.

 

 

Rx Last EAPOLVer

The protocol version number carried in the most

 

recently received EAPOL frame.

 

 

Rx Last EAPOLSrc

The source MAC address carried in the most recently

 

received EAPOL frame.

 

 

Tx EAPOL Total

The number of EAPOL frames of any type that have

 

been transmitted by this Authenticator.

 

 

Tx EAP Req/Id

The number of EAP Req/Id frames that have been

 

transmitted by this Authenticator.

 

 

Tx EAP Req/Oth

The number of EAP Request frames (other than Rq/Id

 

frames) that have been transmitted by this

 

Authenticator.

 

 

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