Connecting to a Domain

Here is the scenario I am doing to connect my wireless clients to our
domain.

I set the laptop up with an admin account. Add it to the domain and it is
added successfully. I log back into the domain with the admin account and it
goes right in.

When I give the laptop to a user and they try to log in it says the domain
in not available. I then log in with the admin account connect it to the
access point and log out. The user then tries again and it works fine.

If another user tries to log on I have to go through these same steps. I am
running a W2K server. The clients are XP PRO SP2. DELL 1170 access points

How can I fix this problem?

Thanks for your time.

Ron

Hi

I had the same problem myself & I have just resolved the problem.

I am running a Windows 2003 Server although I think this fix will work on a Windows 2000 Server.

The problem is due to your Default Group Policy not having a Wireless Network Policy Setup, I will talk you through how to do so.

Basically, you have to open up Active Directory Users & Computers, right click on the Root of the Domain Tree (for example: yourdomainname.com), left click on properties. Go to the Group Policy Tab & "Edit" the "Default Domain Policy".

Under Computer Configuration, click on "Windows Settings", then "Security Settings", then "Wireless Network Policies".

All you have to do then, is right click on the window on the right (anywhere in the white area), then click "New Wireless Network Policy".

When the properties open up, click on the Preferred Network Tab & "Add" your wireless network SSID & if applicable tell it that the key is not provided automatically. PLEASE NOTE - You cannot enter the Encryption Key on the policy, however, it still works by allowing your users under that Root tree to access this preferred, Wireless Network.

Then go straight to one of your PC's & give it a go, you should get straight through. It will take 2/3 minutes to log you on as it is creating you a default profile.

I hope this information helps.

Kind Regards
James Buckell
Senior NHS ICT Technician

jbuckell

When editing the Wireless Network Policy, tick the box that says "The key is provided automatically", with this unticked I noticed that it wasn't finding my wireless network.

Kind Regards
James Buckell
Senior NHS ICT Technician

jbuckell