I have just verified this- controller update to recommended version does indeed bring compatibility with Win 8 standard native driver and eliminates the need to go driver shopping for each machine.
Thanks, Robert. From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Robert Owens Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 12:30 PM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Xpressconnect and Windows 8 If You are in the Cisco Controller based world. There is an update that needs to be applied to your controllers. We did that this last weekend and now are able to authenticate with the few Windows 8 test machines we have with latest drivers. Has to do with an incompatibility with 802.11w that is required in Win 8. Robert Owens Kansas State University. From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Lee H Badman Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:01 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Xpressconnect and Windows 8 Seeing lots of upgraded Win 8 machines that fail on 802.1x with stock Win 8 driver, need to roll back to Win 7 driver or go to Intel, Broadcom, etc for a driver that works. ________________________________ From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] on behalf of Bryan Cassell [bcass...@salemstate.edu] Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 11:30 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Xpressconnect and Windows 8 We started using XpressConnect this year and haven't had any issues with Windows 8 Costumer Preview. It was actually the test bed I used to configure XpressConnect. I also just tested a PC on our domain with Xpressconnect and it seemed to work just fine. As for the drivers I am unaware of any issues. I used a generic usb wireless adapter (on a Windows 8 VM and Desktop on the domain )and didn't install any drivers as Windows found something acceptable I wouldn't call this a complete test as it's not the final edition but would be interested to know what issues are you seeing? -Bryan Cassell ____________________________________ Bryan Cassell | Network Technician, ITS/Networking Services | *: 978.542.2127 Salem State University, 70 Loring Ave., Salem Massachusetts 01970 From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Gogan, James P Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 8:51 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Xpressconnect and Windows 8 We've not gotten XpressConnect to work happily with Windows 8 yet, so I'm interested in this as well. Have sent an email to Cloudpath Support on this, but I'm guessing all Windows 8 questions are awaiting the official Friday release. -- Jim Gogan / UNC-Chapel Hill From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Peter P Morrissey Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 8:47 AM To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU<mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Xpressconnect and Windows 8 I'm curious if anyone has gotten Windows 8 devices configured for 1x, using Xpressconnect. I realize there are lots of issues with Windows 8 drivers that make this complicated, so I'm just wondering how it is working when the drivers are capable. Thanks, Pete Morrissey ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
