Symbol Wifi Card changes my laptop network settings

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George - 15 Jan 2005 14:21 GMT

In installing a new Symbol Compact Flash wifi card for my iPaq, I decided to
allow it to install to both the laptop and the iPaq, just in case I decide
to use it on my laptop (with PCMCIA adapter).

This went fine and the Symbol works well on my iPaq.

BUT, I noticed that my laptop now booted without the Windows log-on screen.
In looking at my network set-up, I see that the Primary Network Logon is now
set to Symbol Kerebos. What is this? It seems to work fine - I have
wireless access to my local network as well as internet access, despite the
fact that I am NOT using the Symbol card - I have a Microsoft PCMCIA wifi
card in the laptop.

I can probably set this back to the standard Windows log-on, but wondered
why this happened, and whether I should change it or not?

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Alarico De Zotti - 25 Jan 2005 15:28 GMT

Basically Kerberos is a secure authentication method that must be used when
is present a Kerberos domain server in a kerberos domain:

Kerberos is a network authentication protocol. It is designed to provide
strong authentication for client/server applications by using secret-key
cryptography. A free implementation of this protocol is available from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Kerberos is available in many
commercial products as well.
Also this link explain the interaction between Microsoft W2000 and Kerberos:
www.microsoft.com/windows2000/ techinfo/howitworks/security/kerberos.asp

My suggestion is go back with the basic windows authentication.
Normally installing mobile companion (the symbol software and driver for
this card) don't change unattended the authentication method and also plug
the card don't do this change.
thx
Alarico

> In installing a new Symbol Compact Flash wifi card for my iPaq, I decided
> to
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> I can probably set this back to the standard Windows log-on, but wondered
> why this happened, and whether I should change it or not?

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George - 25 Jan 2005 15:51 GMT

Thanks for replying Alarico,

Don't know how Kerebos got installed - I did not even know what it was, so
would not have chosen it!

I have set it back to standard Windows log-in, as suggested.

> Basically Kerberos is a secure authentication method that must be used

when

> is present a Kerberos domain server in a kerberos domain:
>
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> commercial products as well.
> Also this link explain the interaction between Microsoft W2000 and

Kerberos:

> www.microsoft.com/windows2000/ techinfo/howitworks/security/kerberos.asp
>
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>
> > In installing a new Symbol Compact Flash wifi card for my iPaq, I

decided

> > to
> > allow it to install to both the laptop and the iPaq, just in case I

decide

> > to use it on my laptop (with PCMCIA adapter).
> >
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> > the
> > fact that I am NOT using the Symbol card - I have a Microsoft PCMCIA

wifi

> > card in the laptop.
> >
> > I can probably set this back to the standard Windows log-on, but

wondered

> > why this happened, and whether I should change it or not?

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