I’ve gotten a lot of questions recently about using 802.1X on the wired interface with Windows XP SP3. In the past few weeks I’ve also stumbled across a lot of forum posts, blogs and articles stating you ‘can’t do wired 802.1X with XP SP3.”
Well, sure you can! There is a little trick now, though. (more…)
10 CommentsPer requests, and as part of the ‘ask JJ’ responses, I’ve been working on a couple of blog post series for you.
I’m juggling blog-moving with blog-posting and trying to find the happy medium. Coming soon though, are two NAC/1X series I hope you’ll enjoy… (more…)
No CommentsFYI, thanks for bearing with me these couple of weeks. I spent a week in a lab with no Internet access at all, which made blogging life (and actually ALL life) very difficult. Upon returning, I’ve been in the process of following up on the DNS vulnerability which has now been accidentally released. And, as I mentioned in an earlier post, I’m smack in the middle of moving this blog to a new, fuller-featured platform. (more…)
No CommentsYes, you read it right- Symantec (as in the software vendor) has a network-based (as in the hardware) NAC. Once you get over the title, keep reading.
If you read my blog, or know me, you probably know I do NOT like software (and it usually doesn’t like me). So, I’d be the first to jump on the ‘anti-software-peer-based-NAC’ train, but I think we have to be informed before we jump to conclusions and hop on any trains. (more…)
2 CommentsWell my recent blogging, or lack there of, may have clued you in on my recent hectic travel schedule. It’s June, and that means the end of government’s fiscal year, so we’ve been busy little bees at the office. (Read my primer on 802.1X here.) (more…)
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