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Re: Windows 8 wireless problems
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert Wilson)
Thu Jan 17 19:29:44 2013
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Andy,
This isn't a large sample. Our students have connected between 15 and 20
Windows 8 systems connected through 802.1x on an Aruba network and haven't
heard of any problems. <cross fingers>
Robert
On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 3:12 PM, Andy Voelker <avoelker@email.wcu.edu>wrote:
> Is anyone else having massive problems getting windows 8 an on 802.1x
> WPA2-Enterprise wireless network? We are seeing the following issues:
>
> 1. Drivers shipped with budget computers lack the necessary components to
> pass credentials. Many of these manufacturers are shipping drivers from
> Feb. 2012, which means they were tested on consumer preview only. Of
> course some manufacturers have updates and some don't. Some we have to go
> to other sources to get drivers for. To remedy this, our only option is to
> hook in a USB wireless adapter with good drivers until the proper driver
> updates are cleared. At this point the blame appears on us because those
> people can connect to home networks, Starbucks, etc. We are going to
> purchase a few wireless cards to go in our multimedia checkout system for
> desperate cases.
>
> 2. We call this one "sticky credentials". I, as a staff member, can log
> in to the wireless network on a student computer and it will pass
> credentials and work. If a student puts their credentials in, the process
> fails before it hits Radius. I check all the logs and nothing has gone
> through that username. I have cleared the wireless profile in netsh and
> made sure it was forgotten in the GUI. I have also cleared off all
> certificates. Does anyone know where Windows saves 802.1x credentials so I
> can make sure to nuke it as well?
>
> If you have any ideas, let me know. Thanks!
>
>
> -- Andy Voelker
> Manager of Student Computing in the Technology Commons
> WCU Staff Senator (Professional Category), UNC Staff Assembly member
> Western Carolina University
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Andy,<div style>This isn't a large sample. Our student=
s have connected between 15 and 20 Windows 8 systems connected through 802.=
1x on an Aruba network and haven't heard of any problems. <cross fin=
gers></div>
<div style>Robert</div><div style><br></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra=
"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 3:12 PM, Andy =
Voelker <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:avoelker@email.wcu.edu" tar=
get=3D"_blank">avoelker@email.wcu.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Is anyone else having massive problems getti=
ng windows 8 an on 802.1x WPA2-Enterprise wireless network? =A0We are seein=
g the following issues:<br>
<br>
1. =A0Drivers shipped with budget computers lack the necessary components t=
o pass credentials. =A0Many of these manufacturers are shipping drivers fro=
m Feb. 2012, which means they were tested on consumer preview only. =A0Of c=
ourse some manufacturers have updates and some don't. =A0Some we have t=
o go to other sources to get drivers for. =A0To remedy this, our only optio=
n is to hook in a USB wireless adapter with good drivers until the proper d=
river updates are cleared. =A0At this point the blame appears on us because=
those people can connect to home networks, Starbucks, etc. =A0We are going=
to purchase a few wireless cards to go in our multimedia checkout system f=
or desperate cases.<br>
<br>
2. =A0We call this one "sticky credentials". =A0I, as a staff mem=
ber, can log in to the wireless network on a student computer and it will p=
ass credentials and work. =A0If a student puts their credentials in, the pr=
ocess fails before it hits Radius. =A0I check all the logs and nothing has =
gone through that username. =A0I have cleared the wireless profile in netsh=
and made sure it was forgotten in the GUI. =A0I have also cleared off all =
certificates. =A0Does anyone know where Windows saves 802.1x credentials so=
I can make sure to nuke it as well?<br>
<br>
If you have any ideas, let me know. =A0Thanks!<br>
<br>
<br>
-- Andy Voelker<br>
Manager of Student Computing in the Technology Commons<br>
WCU Staff Senator (Professional Category), UNC Staff Assembly member<br>
Western Carolina University<br>
<br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Robert Wilso=
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