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Hi All,

I have a wireless LEAP setup and is working fine. We are using Cisco AP, Cisco ACS server and LEAP client.

I would like to know if LEAP is supported in wired network. I want to test LEAP using Cisco Switch. Is it possible ?

Cisco ACS server says "LEAP ( aironet only)". What does this mean ?

Regards,
Jaya

If I'm not mistaken, LEAP is Cisco's proprietary EAP method. This means that LEAP ( aironet only) is only compatable with their aironet access points & client cards.
If you are using Cisco ACS as your Radius server, this also supports PEAP, if you want to change. And I do beleive ACS will handle the wired side also. We were thinking of implementing this...let me know haow you make out.

From the documentation that I'm seeing, 802.1x needs to be enabled on the switch. (since I haven't done it, I can't tell you what all is involved). And the client's nic needs to support 802.1x also. If I find more, I'll post.

This writing from Juniper might help some.

http://cn.juniper.net/solutions/literature/solutionbriefs/351186.pdf

LEAP will not work on a wired network.

The two most common EAP types used in wired environments are EAP-MD5 and EAP-TLS.

Also there in no dynamic encryption with wired EAP.