As we move forward and upgrade out network hardware, security has been a major priority. We are getting rid of old managed switches and installing a line of 802.1x enabled switches allowing computer as well as end user authentication to happen really well….in a Windows environment.
The kicker here is that about 40% of our computers are Macintosh running various flavours of OS X (10.3 through 10.5) (we are a public school board)
I would really like these units to use the 802.1x through windows IAS (integrated with Active Directory) and certificates and work as well as our windows machines.
We have tested using the built in AD config within OSX as well as other after market products which integrate the Mac with AD. (Admit Mac and MacAdmin) So far nothing has worked well. We can get the end user to enter Internet Connect within the Mac and enter their credentials a second time once they are logged into a local account but double login is not an option around here. We have tried unsuccessfully to force the 802.1x credentials out to the login window as written in the Mac help text but this has not worked as we wish either.
Has anyone been successful in integrating the Mac running OSX into an 802.1x wired network.
Thanks for your assistance on this.
