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wireless driver security: don't work as non-admin
wireless driver security: don't work as non-admin

wireless driver security: don't work as non-admin

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wireless driver security: don't work as non-admin julien 08-05-2008
Posted by julien on August 5, 2008, 1:54 pm
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Hi

I have a small security problem. I got it on win2ksp4 with netgear
wg111t and now encounters the same problem on winxpsp3 with an asus
notebook (intel pro/wireless 3945abg chipset).
The box is installed correctly, wifi drivers too and they work as an
admin user.
But when using a non-admin account, it seems the driver can't load or
initialize network, so i'm without network when using non-privileged
account and forced to make some users to use admin whereas they don't
need it.

I think it's a dev problem from the constructor but want to check that's
not microsoft's and this problem is solved in Vista.
Is it the case ?

thanks


Posted by S. Pidgorny on August 6, 2008, 4:13 am
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Let me guess: the installation includes some kind of wireless management
utility that sits in the tray and allows "more convenient" wireless
networking?

--
Svyatoslav Pidgorny, MS MVP - Security, MCSE
-= F1 is the key =-

* http://sl.mvps.org * http://msmvps.com/blogs/sp *

>
> Hi
>
> I have a small security problem. I got it on win2ksp4 with netgear wg111t
> and now encounters the same problem on winxpsp3 with an asus notebook
> (intel pro/wireless 3945abg chipset).
> The box is installed correctly, wifi drivers too and they work as an admin
> user.
> But when using a non-admin account, it seems the driver can't load or
> initialize network, so i'm without network when using non-privileged
> account and forced to make some users to use admin whereas they don't need
> it.
>
> I think it's a dev problem from the constructor but want to check that's
> not microsoft's and this problem is solved in Vista.
> Is it the case ?
>
> thanks
>



Posted by =?Utf-8?B?RGFu?= on August 9, 2008, 9:04 am
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LOL <grinning>

"S. Pidgorny <MVP>" wrote:

> Let me guess: the installation includes some kind of wireless management
> utility that sits in the tray and allows "more convenient" wireless
> networking?
>
> --
> Svyatoslav Pidgorny, MS MVP - Security, MCSE
> -= F1 is the key =-
>
> * http://sl.mvps.org * http://msmvps.com/blogs/sp *
>
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > I have a small security problem. I got it on win2ksp4 with netgear wg111t
> > and now encounters the same problem on winxpsp3 with an asus notebook
> > (intel pro/wireless 3945abg chipset).
> > The box is installed correctly, wifi drivers too and they work as an admin
> > user.
> > But when using a non-admin account, it seems the driver can't load or
> > initialize network, so i'm without network when using non-privileged
> > account and forced to make some users to use admin whereas they don't need
> > it.
> >
> > I think it's a dev problem from the constructor but want to check that's
> > not microsoft's and this problem is solved in Vista.
> > Is it the case ?
> >
> > thanks
> >
>
>
>

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