Re: Wireless Domain Logon

thomass2004_at_yahoo.com
Date: 09/09/04


Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 04:27:30 -0700

How can I tell if the service starts before login and what
cards do this? I have the same problem although I can log
in to the domain. Home drives, login scripts and profiles
do not work because there is no connection to the domain
until I log in and the wireless connection is made.
>-----Original Message-----
>Find a wireless NIC that starts its service before logon?
>
>Sound trite, I know; but that's the only possible
solution. If Linksys
>themselves don't have a workaround then probably one is
not possible.
>
>--
>Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x] rgharper@email.com
>* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
>* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not
replied to.
>* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
>
>"ST Hodgson" <ST Hodgson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in message
>news:6BBF0085-F049-4B08-9428-1B8C1FC30629@microsoft.com...
>> We are IT professionals and have the following problem
with a wireless
>> network:.
>>
>> We are using Netgear WG311 cards in Windows XP
professional SP1 and we are
>> attempting to connect to a Windows 2000 Server (fully
patched).
>>
>> The networking is working perfectly when we use a
standard Windows logon -
>> strong signal and no problems. We have attached the PCs
to the Windows
>> domain
>> without any trouble.
>>
>> However, it is when we try to logon to the Windows
domain from
>> Ctrl-Alt-Delete that we experience problems. Iwe get
the error message
>> "unable to find domain controller". We know the domain
controller is
>> working
>> properly as we have wired PCs on the same network that
connect perfectly.
>>
>> Netgear have confirmed this problem to be because the
wireless service
>> does
>> not start until after the logon screen, making a domain
logon impossible
>> because the networking needs to be active to find the
domain controller.
>> This
>> is a catch 22 situation and Netgear say they are
working on the problem.
>> However, in the interim, we are looking for a solution
that can kickstart
>> the
>> wireless networking before logon. Can anyone help?
>>
>> Many thanks.
>>
>
>
>.
>



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