Win 2000, WPA working right out of the box?

I'm reading Jeff Duntemann's "WiFi Guide - 2nd Edition" and the part about a WPA
supplicant being missing from Windows 200 has me puzzled.

It seems to say that Windows 2000 does not have a built-in WPA supplicant and,
by my own extrapolation, should not work without one installed.

I have not explicitly installed a supplicant, although I've got Windows'
automatic update turned on.

My WiFi gateway, a WiFi-enabled PDA, and a WiFi print server; however; all work
A-OK with WPA encryption specified.

Can anybody explain what gives?
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PeteCresswell

Per (PeteCresswell):
> Jeff Duntemann's "WiFi Guide - 2nd Edition"...

>My WiFi gateway, a WiFi-enabled PDA, and a WiFi print server; however; all work
>A-OK with WPA encryption specified.
>
>Can anybody explain what gives?

Oops, got it: Page 330 - "The PC connected directly by cable to the access point
or wireless gateway does not need one."
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PeteCresswell

Yes, this is correct. Win2000 does not have any supplicant in-box.
SP4 contains the wzcscv component which adds 802.1x supplicant
for wired network, but no wi-fi functionality.

Regards,
--PA

"(PeteCresswell)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm reading Jeff Duntemann's "WiFi Guide - 2nd Edition" and the part about a WPA
> supplicant being missing from Windows 200 has me puzzled.
>
> It seems to say that Windows 2000 does not have a built-in WPA supplicant and,
> by my own extrapolation, should not work without one installed.
>
> I have not explicitly installed a supplicant, although I've got Windows'
> automatic update turned on.
>
> My WiFi gateway, a WiFi-enabled PDA, and a WiFi print server; however; all work
> A-OK with WPA encryption specified.
>
> Can anybody explain what gives?
> --
> PeteCresswell