Automating "Wired" 802.1x settings for Windows XP SP3 installs
So, after reading up on 802.1x authentication, it is my understanding that in order to push XPSP3 out to around 2000 machines, we will need to touch each and every machine to change the AuthMode to Machine. Does this basically sound correct? What was MS thinkimng? Due to various issues, the machines in question will have variations on the "Local Area Connection" name for the LAN connection and thus scripting may not be an option. Is there an MS programmatic solution available or are we looking at the fun task of touching each and every machine in all 40+ WAN's out there? And thus the key word is AUTOMATE, not the MS KB article stating that this is how you do it...
Agree: With this group policy settings you can define you WLN Acccess Point and with WMI Filters on the policies you can define which client shell get which access point profile
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ummm, maybe because the tilte says "Automating "Wired" 802.1x settings for Windows XP SP3 Installs"? hehe, I do that a lot too :P I truly wish there was a GPO setting for the wired 802.1x options and you all were right, but so far I have yet to find an automated solution. I really do not want to touch all 2000 pc's. you sound fairly knowledgeable, does the netsh lan options let you import a generic setting into the current xml file, or would that necessitatetoo much work? All it needs is the
<AuthMode>machine<AuthMode
part inserted in the EAPOL section of the xml file and if you do not specify the local area connection, it does them all. Just not sure where it would put the inserted xml snippet...
Forgive the loopiness, I have been doing too much today and I swear management wants to suck my brains out...
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<AuthMode>machine<AuthMode
part inserted in the EAPOL section of the xml file and if you do not specify the local area connection, it does them all. Just not sure where it would put the inserted xml snippet...
Forgive the loopiness, I have been doing too much today and I swear management wants to suck my brains out...
Geekydee
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finally got it working with a batch file in the runonce key in the registry and 2 reboots, so it is now fully automated. Thanks for help though
ps I hate hospitals, erg...
ps I hate hospitals, erg...
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helped to lead to a solution
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/networking/?p=1093