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Casey,
I would try setting the your wireless authentication at the machine level by binding them to the OD, then apply the setting to the machines not the user. The Airport will reset every time the settings are applied when the user logs in with the setting you have now from the sound of it.
I use this on some of my Library machines.
Hope it helps,
Thank You,
Kip Marchant
District Information Technology Support Technician
Natrona School District #1
307-259-6247
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1. Question about a system profile/wireless bouncing off and on
(Johnson, Casey)
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Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:09:59 -0700
Subject: [Rockies-Edu] Question about a system profile/wireless
bouncing off and on
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Hello,
I'm new to this list, but I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction. Here's the situation:
I created a system profile for our OS X clients (laptops and mac minis) that included the wireless certificate for authentication (and wireless username/password) so they can be joined to open directory and authenticate instead of using local accounts. I applied that to a couple test machines, and on each test machine I get the same thing: When at the logon prompt, the wireless connects and you see the airport icon fully connected. As soon as a user tries to log on, that icon flashes several times, then turns itself off. If the user has never authenticated on that laptop before, it kicks them back with the vibrating logon screen (obviously because it can't auth without a connection). If the user has authenticated before, it allows them in, and a few seconds after they login,
the wireless goes back to solid connected state.
Is there any way to fix this so it stays connected when they log in? I've tried calling enterprise support, but they aren't sure they know how to fix it unless I pay the support charge.. and we're not at a point that we can do that yet for something like this, especially if it leads us nowhere.
If anyone has any suggestions, don't hesitate to reply. I've been banging my head against the wall for about 6 months over this.
Thanks!
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Casey Johnson
Sr Systems Administrator
Poudre School District
970-490-3350 - Office
970-490-3456 - Helpdesk
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