We have a number of machines that are giving us fits because, from what I can tell, Active Directory tasks are trying to occur before the WLAN service starts up. For instance, looking in the event log I'll see an error from NETLOGON on system startup. The error says no domain controllers are available, and the reason is that the WLAN-AutoConfig hasn't started up yet (I can see from the event logs where it starts, and it's not until after the NETLOGON error). The end result is things like computer group membership not being updated correctly, software not deploying correctly, and login scripts not running. In our group policies, I've got the option for waiting for the network enabled--so theoretically this shouldn't be happening. Yet it is...

Hi, Thanks for posting in Microsoft TechNet forums. The Netlogon service may start before the network is ready, the computer may be unable to locate the logon domain controller. Therefore, event error is logged. However, after the network is ready, the computer will try again to locate the logon domain controller. In this situation, the operation should be successful. Your situation may occur to those old computer. In order to get the laptops to connect faster, you may try decreasing the beacon time interval on the access point. Typically they are set at around 100ms. You might reduce it in increments of 5 or 10. You can also try restarting the Net Logon service and force group policy refresh to check. Best Regards Magon Liu TechNet Subscriber Support in forum. If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tngfb@microsoft.comPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

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