Re: SBS / Vista / Wireless

In article <OHdFwAI1HHA.5764@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
aart@*remove*hayes.co.nz says...

Thanks, instead I just disabled the IAS / certs and made the wireless access
point use WPA-PSK with TKIP using a manually set key.

WPA-PSK usually works fine, but in my opinion it's only a good solution
for homes or VERY small business use where there are only 1 or 2
wireless devices. Make sure your pre-shared key is at least 20
characters long. I use a random password generator to create these.

That said, I have seen some reports that WPA-PSK is not 100% wired-LAN
equivalent. (It seems to depend on NIC drivers.) Using EAP-TLS
documented in http://home.comcast.net/~clearviewtc, the wireless network
is wired-equivalent. For example, computer GPOs, login scripts, RWW
remote desktop, and WSUS updates all work the same as they do on wired
LANs.

Also, I recommend you use AES encryption rather than TKIP if your WAP/
wireless router AND wireless NIC(s) support that. TKIP with a static
key is more susceptible to cracking than AES. With dynamic keys, it's
less of an issue.

-- Owen Williams (SBS MVP)
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