Lock Down XP SP2 Laptop from Allowing Peer to Peer

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I have just set up a secure AP which hides its SSID, and have instructed the
first STA (laptop) to only look for BSS (infrastructure) links. When I
brought in a second laptop, it picked up the first laptop as an AP. Since I
cannot control the settings of all laptops within radio range of my users
laptops, how do I lock them down to prevent the laptops from ever acting like
APs?

Thanks In Advance,

Mark
Napa, CA
 
You might also want to post in the wireless newsgroup but try configuring
the XP computers so that ad hoc networks are not used by not selecting the
option for this is a computer to computer ad hoc network in networking
properties of the adapter and of course make sure that they are using WEP or
better yet WPA with a preshared key of at least ten characters in length
that contains numbers and letters to prevent access anyhow. The link below
explains more and if the computer are members of a Windows 2003 domain you
can use Group Policy to manage wireless connection configuration. ---
Steve

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/wifisoho.mspx
 
Thanks Steve. All good information, but it does not address my core
question.

I have setup a laptop to use infrastructure only. It will only look for APs
and ignore other laptops that are willing to make a peer to peer connection.
This, however, appears to be a one way setting.

If a second, non-managed laptop, one where I have absolutely no admin
control whatsoever, comes into our area, then the second laptop will connect
to the first, managed laptop.

I want to learn how to prevent the first laptop from ever behaving like an
AP or allow others to see it wirelessly. If there is a group policy setting,
please cite it.

Thanks in Advance,

Mark
Napa, CA
 
Check with the documentation for your wireless network adapter about
disabling ad hoc mode. If it has a utility installed you may try it using
that. --- Steve
 
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