Newer Intel NICs won't autodetect correctly in Win2k, even though the
standard Intel NIC driver included in Win2k will work with them. Same
goes for newer 3coms. And don't get me started with laptop NICs...
I still think the best option is using a Group Policy startup script
that calls
NET USER administrator <passwd>
to set the local admin password. Then secure that script from prying
eyes, and make sure it doesn't run against servers.
-ryan-
-----Original Message-----
From: Todd C. Haugland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Posted At: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 12:26 PM
Posted To: Windows NT/2000 List
Conversation: Security - Local Admin Account
Subject: RE: Security - Local Admin Account
You COULD get around that by using a NIC that is already listed in the
W2K
driver set. There are just a couple, I'm pretty sure... <G> Install it
AND your fly-by-night NIC to pull the needed driver off your network.
Just keeping one or two on hand is a good idea.
At 12:19 PM 5/7/2002, Ryan Malayter wrote:
>Suppose you have to replace a blown NIC with one that uses a different
>driver. How are you going to get administrative rights on the
>workstation? You can't log into the domain as an administrator, because
>you have no network connectivity, but the local admin password is
>disabled... So you'd have to reinstall.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bruce Fyfe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Posted At: Monday, May 06, 2002 6:21 PM
>Posted To: Windows NT/2000 List
>Conversation: Security - Local Admin Account
>Subject: RE: Security - Local Admin Account
>
>
>Another suggestion would to be to disable the local admin account.
Then
>you wouldn't need to worry about changing the password.
>
>Bruce Fyfe, Network Engineer
>Lakeside Industries (www. lakesideind.com)
>(425) 313-2600
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul Done [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 9:45 AM
>To: NT 2000 Discussions
>Subject: Security - Local Admin Account
>
>For W2k pro machines authenticating into a 2k domain is there a way for
>the
>machine (local) Administrator account password to periodically be
>changed on
>all machines by some sort of login script or tool? I have found a way
to
>crack this password, now I would like to change this at least every
>couple
>of days on all my machines.
>
>Is this a good idea? What are your thoughts?
Todd C. Haugland
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