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Use LEAP without continual password re-entry
Authored by: shoobe01 on Mar 09, '06 09:18:59AM

I stumbled across the use of Internet Connect to get on my corporate LEAP protected WiFi network on my own, but not to save on password entry.

Despite the same fields seemingly being available in the challenge/response box for Other... network in the toolbar, ONLY Internet Connect (setting up an 802.1x authentication) worked to join our network. No idea why its different. Only one true trick to it: its an Active Domain place, but it only works if you do not put AD/ in front of the username. No idea why.

Once set up, this works almost totally seamlessly. I have one wireless location, and the preferred network name for the corporate network uses the Internet Connect authentication. All other preferred networks are also automatically available, like when I go home or am waiting at the doctor's office.

The only oddity I have encountered is that it doesn't always grab the LEAP network when you manually switch Locations. Does work when its been switched, then wakes from sleep. This usually works fine as the computer is in wireless mode and I pull it out of the bag and open it, but when I have to relinquish a wireline connection I usually have to sleep to force the wireless connection, which is odd.



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