No authentication tab on network connection in XP SP3 for 802.1X authentication
So, I got home yesterday. Turned on the computers and to my horrification, neither could connect to the internet. Not entirely sure why, but probably the gateway released my IP and authentication since it had been inactive for a a few weeks.
I also upgraded to XP SP3 on the computer I usually authenticate with before I left for the holidays. However when I tried to fix the problem, the Authentication tab on the connection was gone!
Now, I couldn’t troubleshoot the problem either, because well… :p
Anyways, my main computer does not have XP SP3 so I set up the 802.1X authentication there. After some googling the problem was a change in XP SP3: Changes to the 802.1X-based wired network connection settings in Windows XP Service Pack 3
Basically they split the authentication for 802.1X into two services: Wirless Zero Configuration for wireless and Wired AutoConfig for wired ethernet.
To get authentication tab back on the connection:
Go Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Services
Right click Wired AutoConfig, click Start. That should solve the problem. Silly indeed.
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