Re: Wireless network w/ SBS

In article <#2nspeY$GHA.1464@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
rkircher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...

That I can tell there are no server related errors. However, here is what I
see on the client.

Are there entries in the IAS logs for SUCCESSFUL authentications? By
default the logs are in C:\Windows\System32\LogFiles. Please post some
samples (names changed to preserve the network's confidentiality).

1)
Source: Userenv
Event ID: 1054
Windows cannot obtain the domain controller name for your computer network.
(The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted. ).
Group Policy processing aborted.

There are many potential causes for 1054 errors:

http://eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=1054&eventno=1393
&source=Userenv&phase=1

From this list, the most likely for your case seem to be:

* Wireless NIC driver (update or reinstall)
* Firewall - client (esp. if 3rd-party)
* Firewall - server (reminder: Win Svr 2003 firewall must NOT be enabled
on SBS)
* Need to rejoin PC to domain [disjoin, delete computer account, add
computer account, rejoin to domain with /ConnectComputer using the WIRED
connection]
* Wireless PC BIOS (update to latest)
* "Wireless LAN doesn't support Zero Configuration and the NIC software
doesn't load until after logon so it cannot connect to the DC until
after the logon to the local workstation." [If this is the reason, it
could explain why you were having problems with WPA-PSK.]

There are many other possibilities in the list.

There is also a suggestion to enable this GPO setting:

Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Logon\
[Always wait for the network at computer startup and logon]

I _do_ enable this (in the "Small Business Server Client Computer" GPO)
on all the networks I manage - even when they do not use wireless -
because it makes GPO processing more reliable. You will need to use a
wired connection and you should restart the PC _twice_ to ensure the GPO
is applied. (After the setting has been applied, the double restarts
should not be required.)

2)
Source: AutoEnrollment
Event ID: 15
Automatic certificate enrollment for local system failed to contact the
active directory (0x8007054b). The specified domain either does not exist
or could not be contacted.
Enrollment will not be performed.

Most likely this is related to the 1054 errors and will go away when
those are fixed. But you can also see:

http://eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=15&eventno=1397
&source=AutoEnrollment&phase=1

In addition I've pulled out an old laptop that has a Intel 2200 b/g card in
it and it works better but not quite correctly. It seems to get an IP just
after the CTRL+ALT+DEL screen comes up, however, it does not run computer
GPO items nor will it do computer lever installs from GPO.

It also gets the 1054 error mention above but that's all.

Since there are differences between the two wireless computers, this
suggests something to do with the PC or wireless NIC. Verify all the
NIC drivers are up-to-date from the vendor, not Microsoft Update.
Consider uninstalling and reinstalling them.

I would also try changing the "Always wait for the network ..." setting
and applying that since it's quick and easy to do.

I'm beginning to get a bit frustrated with this installation. I'm
scheduled to deploy the server Thursday and getting the wireless working
isn't all I have left to do. :-/

Understood, and you will need to proceed as you need to given your
requirements. Meanwhile, I would like to confirm that you have
carefully verified all of your settings against those in my doc. And I
would still like to know the WAP vendor, model, and firmware level.
Ditto for the wireless NICs.

-- Owen Williams (SBS MVP)
.

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