wireless linux - joining clients automatically and executing command

alright everyone, if someone can get this they are GOD. I just thought
of something that would be really time saving at my work.

what if i could setup a linux box with a master mode wireless card
allowing clients to connect to the "wap"? Now imagine if I could have
clients AUTOMATICALLY connect to this wap (meaning w/o prior
configuration on the client computer). Then once the client has joined
the "linux wap", what if i could have the linux wap execute a windows
command on the CLIENT??

Basically, I want an easy way to auto configure 24 laptops at once to
auto connect to a RADIUS cisco access point. The problem is, these
laptops don't have an internet connection to push down the group policy
that would do this for me. So if i could setup an insecure wirless
access point that would allow the laptops purely a connection to my
network and then execute a command on the laptops to auto-configure the
RADIUS network connection onto the laptop. WOW that would be genius.

and i am not one to give up easily on a project.

Someone help me and provide the fuel for this fire!

Thanks! Get thinking!!!

On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 11:31:12 -0700, Kaelon rearranged some electrons to
form:

> alright everyone, if someone can get this they are GOD. I just thought
> of something that would be really time saving at my work.
>
> what if i could setup a linux box with a master mode wireless card
> allowing clients to connect to the "wap"? Now imagine if I could have
> clients AUTOMATICALLY connect to this wap (meaning w/o prior
> configuration on the client computer). Then once the client has joined
> the "linux wap", what if i could have the linux wap execute a windows
> command on the CLIENT??
>
> Basically, I want an easy way to auto configure 24 laptops at once to
> auto connect to a RADIUS cisco access point. The problem is, these
> laptops don't have an internet connection to push down the group policy
> that would do this for me. So if i could setup an insecure wirless
> access point that would allow the laptops purely a connection to my
> network and then execute a command on the laptops to auto-configure the
> RADIUS network connection onto the laptop. WOW that would be genius.
>
> and i am not one to give up easily on a project.
>
> Someone help me and provide the fuel for this fire!
>
> Thanks! Get thinking!!!

Seems like by the time you got all of this figured out, you could have
walked to each of the 24 computers and configured them.

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David M (dmacchiarolo)
http://home.triad.rr.com/redsled
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True. But i'm a programmer at heart and it's what i do.

Plus... I work at a job that requires me to do this about twice a week.
So imagine having to do this to 50 laptops twice a week.

You may now realize why i want a more "automated" way of doing this.


David M wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 11:31:12 -0700, Kaelon rearranged some electrons to
> form:
>
> > alright everyone, if someone can get this they are GOD. I just thought
> > of something that would be really time saving at my work.
> >
> > what if i could setup a linux box with a master mode wireless card
> > allowing clients to connect to the "wap"? Now imagine if I could have
> > clients AUTOMATICALLY connect to this wap (meaning w/o prior
> > configuration on the client computer). Then once the client has joined
> > the "linux wap", what if i could have the linux wap execute a windows
> > command on the CLIENT??
> >
> > Basically, I want an easy way to auto configure 24 laptops at once to
> > auto connect to a RADIUS cisco access point. The problem is, these
> > laptops don't have an internet connection to push down the group policy
> > that would do this for me. So if i could setup an insecure wirless
> > access point that would allow the laptops purely a connection to my
> > network and then execute a command on the laptops to auto-configure the
> > RADIUS network connection onto the laptop. WOW that would be genius.
> >
> > and i am not one to give up easily on a project.
> >
> > Someone help me and provide the fuel for this fire!
> >
> > Thanks! Get thinking!!!
>
> Seems like by the time you got all of this figured out, you could have
> walked to each of the 24 computers and configured them.
>
> --
> David M (dmacchiarolo)
> http://home.triad.rr.com/redsled
> T/S 53
> sled351 Linux 2.4.18-14 has been up 21 days 12:00