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Longhorn Notes: NAP Client for XP SP2 Available

jeffreycentex — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 19:24:03 +0000

I don’t know how I missed this one when I started my long download of Build 5472 of Vista - but the Beta 2 release of the NAP (Network Access Protection) Client for Windows XP Service Pack 2 is available for download at Connect.

One feature that it doesn’t include is the 802.1x for wired/wireless connections, which is what I have been looking forward to. I’ll deploy it in my test environment and see how well it works.

Also available is the LLTD Responder for XP, which will allow XP machines to appear correctly in the Network Map.

Both were dated 7/12/06…

Tags: NAP, Security

RRAS Blog Redux

jeffreycentex — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 05:42:00 +0000

From the RRAS blog:

VPN and NAP (Network Access Protection) (Network Access Protection) Overview

VPN and NLB (Network Load Balancing)

There are also many other informative documents related to RRAS server in Windows 2003 Server and even a few Longhorn Server-related articles. Their blog has picked up in activity in the past month… Welcome to the blog world, RRAS team…

NAP Webcast

jeffreycentex — Fri, 26 May 2006 05:16:54 +0000

From the NAP (Network Access Protection) weblog:

TechNet Webcast: Network Access Protection for Windows Server Codename “Longhorn” and Windows Vista (Level 200)

Start Time: Thursday, June 29, 2006 1:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada)
End Time: Thursday, June 29, 2006 2:30 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Viruses, worms, and malware are a costly disruption to today’s business processes. Customers seek a flexible solution that allows them to enforce policies across varied connection scenarios, using the network infrastructure already in place. Network Access Protection (NAP) is a solution set that emphasizes policy-based network access. The NAP platform inspects endpoints before allowing access to networked resources, and ensures that only endpoints that comply with pre-set policies are allowed to connect. This webcast provides an overview of the NAP framework of technologies. Join us to learn how the NAP system works and how your organization can benefit from deploying it.

Even though it is a while off, I wanted to post it before it slipped completely off my radar.

Click here for more information.

More NAP information

jeffreycentex — Tue, 09 May 2006 07:39:18 +0000

On my new favorite topic, Steve Lamb is going through a series of postings entitled “JourneyThrough: Network Access Protection“. Be sure to check that out (bookmarked).

NAP Team Blog

jeffreycentex — Tue, 09 May 2006 07:32:28 +0000

In my extended absence, I failed to note that the NAP (Network Access Protection) (Network Access Protection) Team at MS has a blog..

This is my most anticipated feature in Vista/Longhorn Server (note my disappointment that it wasn’t included in R2, but I completely understand why the decision was made).

This will be a boon for small/mid-sized business who as of today do not have an affordable solution to protect networks from rogue laptops and wireless connections..

(Edited to add the link I forgot to include… )

Tags: NAP