MAC based auth

[Arran Cudbard-Bell]

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Phil Mayers wrote:
> Arran Cudbard-Bell wrote:
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>> tnt at kalik.net wrote:
>>>> now imho cisco switches don't support mac based authentication with
>>>> freeRadius.
>>>>
>>> They most certainly do. And when you study for your CCNA you will learn
>>> how.
>>>
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>> Do they support Mac-Based Auth + 802.1X on the same port? As far as I
> 
> Yes

As in the port can dynamically transition between the two? I thought
there was a caveat that Mac-Based auth would only work if the supplicant
didn't respond to the Identity-Request or send an EAP-Start packet? and
that if EAP based authentication failed the port would remain blocked?

> 
>> was aware HP ProCurve were the only ones that supported this properly
> 
> No. Extreme X250/X450 and 3Com 4400.

Ok i'll check them out.

Thanks,
Arran

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Arran Cudbard-Bell (A.Cudbard-Bell at sussex.ac.uk),
Authentication, Authorisation and Accounting Officer,
Infrastructure Services (IT Services),
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