Re: Wireless Domain Logon

From: Richard G. Harper (rgharper_at_email.com)
Date: 09/09/04


Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 07:32:28 -0400

Sorry, can't help you there.

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<thomass2004@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
news:8cd901c4965f$fdff4100$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> 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.
>>
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>>
>>"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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