Windows XP SP3 and Wireless Provisioning Services (WPS)

Hi.,..

i tested today SP3-RC for XP and I am now frustrated over MS:

Why there is also Problems with interpreting the WirelessProfile Schema??

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms806539.aspx

I used the generaded Files from the "wireless installation assistant" and
modified the file als follows:

WSETTING.WFC
----------------------

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<wirelessProfile
xmlns="http://www.microsoft.com/provisioning/WirelessProfile/2004">
<config>
<configId>000600D2-F0E3-4E50-ABFB-9C0BA895C7AB</configId>
<configAuthorId>0B4E59B8-8317-46B2-B8C2-C46850162E6C</configAuthorId>
<configAuthor>Microsoft Wireless Network Setup Wizard</configAuthor>
</config>
<ssid xml:space="preserve">home.lan</ssid>
<connectionType>ESS</connectionType>
<channel2Dot4>0</channel2Dot4>
<channel5Dot0>0</channel5Dot0>
<primaryProfile>
<authentication>WPA2PSK</authentication>
<encryption>AES</encryption>
<networkKey xml:space="preserve">MYPASSKEY</networkKey>
<keyProvidedAutomatically>0</keyProvidedAutomatically>
<ieee802Dot1xEnabled>0</ieee802Dot1xEnabled>
</primaryProfile>
</wirelessProfile>

But when i start the setupSNK.exe on the usb stick, I only get the error
message: "Es wurden keine Informationen gefunden, die zum Einrichten des
Netzwerks erforderlich sind bzw. die Informationen sind nicht verwendbar.
Führen Sie den Assistenten erneut auf dem ursprünglichen Computer aus."

Whats is whrong?? The XML File (WSETTING.WFC) is correct!

Why SP3 not Ships this Support?! On Vista this Config works!

Hello?! Microsoft?! Quick fix it!

Thomas Creutz

XP has some limitations of the full (Vista) schema syntax, though I'm not
sure
what could be wrong in your xml...
Take a look in the Native WLAN API section in MSDN, the difference may be
documented there.

Regards,
--PA

Regards

"Thomas Creutz" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:est$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi.,..
>
> i tested today SP3-RC for XP and I am now frustrated over MS:
>
> Why there is also Problems with interpreting the WirelessProfile Schema??
>
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms806539.aspx
>
> I used the generaded Files from the "wireless installation assistant" and
> modified the file als follows:
>
> WSETTING.WFC
> ----------------------
>
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <wirelessProfile
> xmlns="http://www.microsoft.com/provisioning/WirelessProfile/2004">
> <config>
> <configId>000600D2-F0E3-4E50-ABFB-9C0BA895C7AB</configId>
> <configAuthorId>0B4E59B8-8317-46B2-B8C2-C46850162E6C</configAuthorId>
> <configAuthor>Microsoft Wireless Network Setup Wizard</configAuthor>
> </config>
> <ssid xml:space="preserve">home.lan</ssid>
> <connectionType>ESS</connectionType>
> <channel2Dot4>0</channel2Dot4>
> <channel5Dot0>0</channel5Dot0>
> <primaryProfile>
> <authentication>WPA2PSK</authentication>
> <encryption>AES</encryption>
> <networkKey xml:space="preserve">MYPASSKEY</networkKey>
> <keyProvidedAutomatically>0</keyProvidedAutomatically>
> <ieee802Dot1xEnabled>0</ieee802Dot1xEnabled>
> </primaryProfile>
> </wirelessProfile>
>
> But when i start the setupSNK.exe on the usb stick, I only get the error
> message: "Es wurden keine Informationen gefunden, die zum Einrichten des
> Netzwerks erforderlich sind bzw. die Informationen sind nicht verwendbar.
> Führen Sie den Assistenten erneut auf dem ursprünglichen Computer aus."
>
> Whats is whrong?? The XML File (WSETTING.WFC) is correct!
>
> Why SP3 not Ships this Support?! On Vista this Config works!
>
> Hello?! Microsoft?! Quick fix it!
>
> Thomas Creutz
>

Pavel A. schrieb:
> XP has some limitations of the full (Vista) schema syntax, though I'm

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms806491.aspx

Quote:
-----------------------------
Note The EAP methods supported in Windows XP with SP2 and Windows
Server 2003 with SP1 are EAP-TLS and PEAP. 802.1X profiles created using
this schema will use the default configuration parameters for these methods.

Authentication modes of WPA2 and WPA2PSK are currently not supported in
Windows XP with SP2 and Windows Server 2003 with SP1.
-----------------------------

WPA2 / AES and EAP is a limitation...?!

LOL... thats is M$... buildung a standard/definition and not support it
backwards to xp-sp3 when ms can add it!

Thats why i not upgrade to vista... :-(

Sorry!

Pavel A. schrieb:
> XP has some limitations of the full (Vista) schema syntax, though I'm

Thats the definition from MS for XP (prev. called Windows Connect Now)

http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...UFD_XPspec.doc

But now we get XP-SP3 and the definition not work .... ?!

Thats suxxs!

Thomas

It seems that the new "native wi-fi" documentation -
subset of which is the "Wireless LAN API for Windows XP SP2" -
has it's own xml profile docum:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...85(VS.85).aspx

and what you quote is older (WZC-based) profiles, known as WPS.

However I don't know what tools can apply the native wifi style profiles on
XP, besides of directly using the API.

--PA


"Thomas Creutz" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Pavel A. schrieb:
>> XP has some limitations of the full (Vista) schema syntax, though I'm
>
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms806491.aspx
>
> Quote:
> -----------------------------
> Note The EAP methods supported in Windows XP with SP2 and Windows
> Server 2003 with SP1 are EAP-TLS and PEAP. 802.1X profiles created using
> this schema will use the default configuration parameters for these
> methods.
>
> Authentication modes of WPA2 and WPA2PSK are currently not supported in
> Windows XP with SP2 and Windows Server 2003 with SP1.
> -----------------------------
>
> WPA2 / AES and EAP is a limitation...?!
>
> LOL... thats is M$... buildung a standard/definition and not support it
> backwards to xp-sp3 when ms can add it!
>
> Thats why i not upgrade to vista... :-(
>
> Sorry!
>
>
>

"smlunatick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:ec8008cb-a13f-4dc3-b027-(E-Mail Removed)...
> You must know that XP Service Pack 3 is still in test phases and has
> not been released for general "update" to Windows XP. It seems to
> still have problems.

Release candidate 2 means feature complete.
Maybe OP should contact the wireless networking team thru the Connect site,
or XP Product support.

--PA

smlunatick schrieb:
> This would mean that the "test phases" are not complete.

I can only hope, thats this things can be fixed...

King Regards,
Thomas

Pavel A. schrieb:
> It seems that the new "native wi-fi" documentation -
> subset of which is the "Wireless LAN API for Windows XP SP2" -
> has it's own xml profile docum:
>
> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...85(VS.85).aspx
>

Thanks for this information.

King Regards,
Thomas