Login to corporate network via WiFi

Are you asking if you can authenticate before login?

Actually, what I really need is to load WiFi network client BEFORE I log in (because right now it starts up only after logging in and seeing my desktop); and such configuration does not allow me to login with no network cable inserted into laptop. I don't want to use any cable to log in into our corporate network - that's the question.

Exactly!

That's just the very question I'm interested in. Is there any way to change the situation and force WiFi client to load before login procedure (in other words : I connect to WiFi network using wep-key firstly, and then, with the help of established wifi connection i log into our corporate network.

There is such an option in wifi nic software settings on IBM laptops. And it is quite logic - just imagine - why can't you login into network without any cable - it is so handy!

There is no process that I am aware of that can allow you to do that becasue you are trying to circumvent the whole process of authentication.  You want to authenticate by NetBios name, it sounds like, and anyone running a sniifer can spoof that name and then be allowed access.

I wouldn't do it.

I'm not saying you can't do it with Wi-Fi, but you will have to autheticate just like you would if you were on the wire.

I don't see how you can start that service running without the OS running.

Here is the reason in a nutshell.  When you are wired, there is only one network you can connect to, the wired one.  With wireless, the possibilities  of network connections are endless, so there is no way you can do what you want.

You may get two addresses but the wired connection will always take precedent in order to communicate.

I can't see any reason why it should be impossible to use both connections (wireless and wired). Actually, I'am sitting on a laptop, which has both connections into network, this means it has 2 IP's. And to me this has nothing to deal with the problem I am trying to resolve. Again - it is only a matter of software functionality; I've seen myself IBM laptops - they allow user to connect firstly to WiFi network, and then, with the help of this connection, to establish login procedure to Active Directory. In other words: 1. I load up Windows, the OS loads up fully until the logon window 2. At this moment Wireless network card client has already started and allows me to insert WEP-key to connect to WiFi network. 3. The established wireless connection allows me to input my domain user credentials and logon into domain corporate network via WiFi. THAT'S HOW IT SHOULD WORK.

How can you authenticate without logging in?