802.1x for home

[Meterbridge]

I have a wireless router/access point that supports 802.1x and a notebook with XP Pro.
I don't have an authentication server at home, of course.

Can I still take advantage of 802.1x?

What would be the correct way to configure my notebook to use 802.1x?

I can't seem to figure out where I would enter the master key in Windows XP.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[lange]

802.1x requires a server of some sort to authenticate against, example: 2nd PC running "RADIUS" (Remote Access Dial In User Service).

802.1x utilizes a "certificate" for authentication from a Certification Authority (CA), log-on and processing information is encrypted using either: TLS, TTLS, LEAP, etc.

For wireless users, 802.1x offers a very high-level of security, unfortunately the cost can add up and we have only seen medium to large corporate enterprise’s use this technology.

Hopefully this helps!

[Meterbridge]

Thanks,

Luckily my network does get too much farther than my front steps, so I probably don't have much to worry about.

It would have been nice to take advantage of the extra capabilities of my hardware.

I don't know much about servers, but could a Linux desktop be used to run RADIUS? It might be fun to try as an experiment.


Thanks again for clearing that up for me, it was a big help!