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May 22nd, 2009 08:00
Problem with GINA chain after enabling Broadcom driver prelogon feature.
I need help with a somewhat advanced problem. I have 2 applications installed that both modify the GINA(Graphical Identification and Authentication) chain. They are the Broadcom wireless drivers and a passlogix password manager.
My problem is that if I enable the Broadcome Pre-logon feature, I lose the features of my Password Manager.
This is because the broadcom application changes the HKLM\software\microsoft\winnt\current version\Winlogon from the passlogic.dll to bcmlogon.dll. Unfortunately once it changes the dll, it does not reorder the GINA chain to include the passlogic.dll as it should; it simply bypasses it and goes straight to the default msgina.dll which breaks my other application.
I have tried manually reordering the chain by placeing a reference to the passlogix.dll at what looks to be the appropriate key under HKLM\software\broadcom\802.11 but it still doesn't seem to work.
I suspect there is another broadcom registry key I need to set to force the broadcom drivers to pass the gina information through but I cannot figure out what it is. Does anyone have any information on such a key?
Gibbopool2011
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November 18th, 2011 07:00
Can I ask, just as an aside to this question.....I'm trying to switch on the Broadcom Pre-logon feature, but cannot find it, can you help??
jtoast
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November 18th, 2011 08:00
It's going to depend on the wireless client you are using. I don't think it's an option using the standard Dell client. For this particular machine we were using the Intel PROSet client.
jtoast
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November 18th, 2011 08:00
Actually, I'm wrong. I just went into one of our dell clients and poked around. If you edit a connection in your profile, you should see an options tab. On that tab is a check box for "authenticate prior to windows domain logon"
Gibbopool2011
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November 21st, 2011 07:00
I see the Options tab but in the "Windows Domain Logon Settings" box this is blank there are not buttons etc. I'm using version 5.100.82.86 of the Broadcom Wireless Utility
jtoast
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November 21st, 2011 09:00
As I said, its dependant on the wireless client you are using. I know the dell and IBM clients allow for pre-logon connect. We do not use the native broadcom client so I do not know if that feature is present.
Gibbopool2011
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November 22nd, 2011 03:00
I'm using the Broadcom client, as it is supposed to allow the pre-logon connect, all the literature says it does, but looking at it........it doesn't
jtoast
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November 22nd, 2011 06:00
If its blank it sounds like you either have a driver issue or the GINA isn't properly added to the chain...that or the documentation is wrong/for a different version and it doesn't really support this feature.