IEEE 802.1x

I am kind of curious why I have seen so many posts on making sure that the
box for "Enable IEEE 802.1x authentication for this network" on the
connection properties page should be cleared? I have used it both ways and I
don't seem to have noticed any problems.

Does it have to do with random connectivity drops?


RD

The IEEE 802.1x authentication is for use primarily with WPA encryption.
Most home users simply use WEP, so the situation is that the computers
connect, then fail authentication because there's nothing to authenticate
with since WEP is running - and then disconnect. Then the LAN is
"discovered" again, connects for a couple minutes followed by a failure of
authentication again. It is a vicious cycle.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
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Associate Expert
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"Randy D" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I am kind of curious why I have seen so many posts on making sure that the
>box for "Enable IEEE 802.1x authentication for this network" on the
>connection properties page should be cleared? I have used it both ways and
>I don't seem to have noticed any problems.
>
> Does it have to do with random connectivity drops?
>
>
> RD
>