Hello Gurus,
I am a networking student, currently reading articles on port security and 802.1X standard. I have a question : If I were to implement secure access to ports around my college area, which is the best approach ?
After reading some articles, it seems that 802.1X is a better option which requires additional equipment like a radius server. Whereas port security is self sufficient. I would have adopted 802.1X but our campus has some PCs with Windows 2000 and even WinNT platforms. I undertsand that these OS are not 802.1X complaint and upgrading them is not a feasible option.
With port security, I would require to enter the mac addresses manually which would be a very tedious task.
Are there any other manageable options available? Any suggestions from you guys would be appreciated.
cheers Ankit